Women's experience of emotional abuse in intimate relationships: A qualitative study

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-64

  Lammers, Marianne ^a   Ritchie, Jane ^a   Robertson, Neville ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Emotional abuse; Gendered roles; Memory work; Patriarchy; Power; Relationships; Socialisation

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 20444482479     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v05n01_02     Document Type: Article

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