Childhood sexual abuse, relationship satisfaction, and sexual risk taking in a community sample of women

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1116-1124

  Testa, Maria ^a,b   VanZile Tamsen, Carol ^a   Livingston, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Relationship satisfaction; Sexual partners; Sexual risk taking; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 31844453160     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.6.1116     Document Type: Article

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