Cognitive-affective predictors of Women's readiness to end domestic violence relationships

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1417-1439

  Shurman, Lauren A ^a   Rodriguez, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered females; Domestic violence victims; Partner abuse; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33749841865     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506292993     Document Type: Article

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