Attitudes and beliefs about domestic violence: Results of a public opinion survey: I. Definitions of domestic violence, criminal domestic violence, and prevalence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1197-1218

  Carlson, Bonnie E ^a   Worden, Alissa Pollitz ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOPATHY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 25444452650     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278530     Document Type: Review

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