Differences in Trauma Symptoms and Family Functioning in Intra- and Extrafamilial Sexually Abused Adolescents

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 108-123

  Bal, Sarah ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Crombez, Geert ^a   Van Oost, Paulette ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Extrafamilial; Intrafamilial; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCEST; INTERVIEW; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCEST; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0347622706     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503259053     Document Type: Article

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