The influence of community violence on the functioning of women experiencing domestic violence

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 123-132

  Bogat, G Anne ^a   Leahy, Kerry ^a   Von Eye, Alexander ^a   Maxwell, Christopher ^a,b   Levendosky, Alytia A ^a   Davidson II, William S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community violence; Domestic violence; Social contagion theory; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STATISTICS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 24044439209     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-6237-2     Document Type: Article

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