"I thought I was less worthy": Low sexual and body esteem and increased vulnerability to intimate partner abuse in women with physical disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 227-240

  Hassouneh Phillips, Dena ^a   McNeff, Elizabeth ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body esteem; Intimate partner violence; Sexual esteem; Women with physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 28844489418     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-005-8930-3     Document Type: Article

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