Rape attitude and behaviour and their relationship to moral development

Psychiatry Psychology and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Wilson, Carlene ^a   Goodwin, Sally ^a   Beck, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MORALITY; OFFENDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036399687     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/132187102760196934     Document Type: Article

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