Women's risk perception and sexual victimization: A review of the literature

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 441-456

  Gidycz, Christine A ^a   McNamara, John R ^a   Edwards, Katie M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature review; Sexual victimization; Women's risk perception

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ASPECT; VICTIM; VIGNETTE;

EID: 33746504892     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.01.004     Document Type: Review

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