Structural models of the relations of assault severity, social support, avoidance coping, self-blame, and PTSD among sexual assault survivors

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-37

  Ullman, Sarah E ^a   Townsend, Stephanie M ^a   Filipas, Henrietta H ^a   Starzynski, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33846982874     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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