The impact of an abusive family context on childhood animal cruelty and adult violence

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-383

  Duncan, Alex ^a   Miller, Catherine ^a  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult violence; Animal abuse; Child abuse; Childhood animal cruelty; Family violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL WELLBEING; CHILD ABUSE; EMPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0036087692     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(01)00064-7     Document Type: Article

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