A qualitative examination of black college women's beliefs about abuse in relationships

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-290

  Berkel, LaVerne A ^a   Furlong, Adielle N ^a   Hickman, Anika A ^a   Blue, Erika L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; African American; Black; College students; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 23444445508     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.36.3.283     Document Type: Review

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