Childhood sexual abuse and multiple dimensions of self-concept

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 982-999

  Murthi, Meera ^a   Servaty Seib, Heather L ^b   Elliott, Ann N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult survivors; Child sexual abuse; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SURVIVORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33745865922     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506290288     Document Type: Article

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