The sexual self-perceptions of young women experiencing abuse in dating relationships

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 551-560

  Offman, Alia ^a   Matheson, Kimberly ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Date abuse; Sexual coercion; Sexual self perceptions; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744271550     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-004-5465-5     Document Type: Article

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