The relationship between parental physical availability and child sexual, physical and emotional abuse: A study among a sample of university students in South Africa

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-318

  Madu, Sylvester Ntomchukwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Parental physical availability; South africa; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141541841     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00350     Document Type: Article

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