Violence against female partners: Direct and interactive effects of family history, communal orientation, and peer-related variables

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 535-549

  Williamson, Gail M ^a   Silverman, Jay G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Aggression; Communal orientation; Dating violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041075643     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407501184006     Document Type: Article

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