Social support: A mediator between child maltreatment and developmental outcomes

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 617-630

  Pepin, Elise N ^a,b   Banyard, Victoria L ^b  

^a UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Child abuse; Child maltreatment; Social support; Transition to college

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746260288     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9063-4     Document Type: Article

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