Predicting the intentions of women in domestic violence shelters to return to partners: Does forgiveness play a role?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Gordon, Kristina Coop ^a   Burton, Shacunda ^a   Porter, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Forgiveness; Marital attributions; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPOUSE ABUSE; TENNESSEE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2942564253     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.18.2.331     Document Type: Article

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