An examination of parenting experiences in male perpetrators of domestic violence: A qualitative study

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-54

  Worley, Kierron O ^a,d   Walsh, Susan ^b   Lewis, Kathryn ^c  

^a S Staffordshire Hlthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Park House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; TRAINING; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 1642385276     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608304322874245     Document Type: Article

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