The interpretation of signs of child sexual abuse

Culture and Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-498

  Jensen, Tine K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Norway)

^c Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Development; Interpretive repertoires; Signs

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944499186     PISSN: 1354067X     EISSN: 14617056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X05058588     Document Type: Article

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