A typological analysis of behavioral profiles of sexually abused children

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-216

  Hébert, Martine ^a,d,e   Parent, Nathalie ^b   Daignault, Isabelle V ^a   Tourigny, Marc ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d Department on Sexual Abuse   (United States)

^e CRIPCAS Research Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Child sexual abuse; Consequences; Coping; Family; Profiles

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCEST; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCEST; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33745635040     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506287866     Document Type: Article

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