Resiliency in the Victim-Offender Cycle in Male Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-48

  Lambie, Ian ^a   Seymour, Fred ^a   Lee, Alan ^a   Adams, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

male sexual abuse; prevention; resiliency; victim offender cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036364627     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320201400103     Document Type: Article

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