Beyond bruises and broken bones: The joint effects of stress and injuries on battered women's health

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 609-636

  Sutherland, Cheryl A ^b   Bybee, Deborah I ^b   Sullivan, Cris M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Battered women; Domestic violence; Physical abuse; Physical health; Stress; Structural equation modeling; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036777751     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016317130710     Document Type: Article

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