Acts of psychological aggression against a partner and their relation to physical assault and gender

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 959-970

  Hamby, Sherry L ^a   Sugarman, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

"Partner violence,"; "Psychological aggression. "; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040887958     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/354016     Document Type: Review

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