The role of coping and problem drinking in men's abuse of female partners: Test of a path model

Violence and Victims

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-285

  Snow, David L ^a   Sullivan, Tami P ^a   Swan, Suzanne C ^b   Tate, David C ^a   Klein, Ilene ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Injury; Men's abuse; Problem drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33744810599     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.21.3.267     Document Type: Article

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