The role of shame in predicting adult anger and depressive symptoms among victims of child psychological maltreatment

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 367-375

  Harper, Felicity W K ^a,b   Arias, Ileana ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult anger; Adult depression; Child psychological maltreatment; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544370429     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-004-0681-x     Document Type: Article

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