Lesbians who abuse their partners: Using the firo-b to assess interpersonal characteristics

Women and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 87-105

  Poorman, Paula B ^a   Seelau, Sheila M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Domestic abuse; Firo B; Lesbian

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844580208     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v23n03_07     Document Type: Article

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