Calling it rape: Differences in experiences of women who do or do not label their sexual assault as rape

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-242

  Kahn, Arnold S ^a   Jackson, Jennifer ^a   Kully, Christine ^a   Badger, Kelly ^a   Halvorsen, Jessica ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141684969     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00103     Document Type: Article

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