Forgiveness as a mediator of the relationship between PTSD and hostility in survivors of childhood abuse

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-431

  Snyder, C R ^a   Heinze, Laura S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 17444386718     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930441000175     Document Type: Article

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