Signs of resilience in sexually abused adolescent girls in the foster care system

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-28

  Edmond, Tonya ^a   Auslander, Wendy ^a,b   Elze, Diane ^a   Bowland, Sharon ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GWB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Foster care system; Resilience; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELINQUENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33744983544     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v15n01_01     Document Type: Article

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