Isolating adult psychological correlates of witnessing parental violence: Findings from a predominantly latina sample

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 377-385

  Davies, Corrie A ^a   DiLillo, David ^a   Martinez, Isaac G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Childhood sexual abuse; Exposure to domestic violence; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544368765     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-004-0682-9     Document Type: Article

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