Cruelty to animals in normative, sexually abused, and outpatient psychiatric samples of 6- to 12-year-old children: Relations to maltreatment and exposure to domestic violence

Anthrozoos

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 194-212

  Ascione, Frank R ^a   Friedrich, William N ^b   Heath, John ^c   Hayashi, Kentaro ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Bestiality; Children; Cruelty to animals; Domestic violence; Physical abuse; Psychiatric outpatients; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842815164     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279303786992116     Document Type: Article

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