Deciding whom to tell: Expectations and outcomes of rape survivors' first disclosures

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-49

  Ahrens, Courtney E ^a,f   Campbell, Rebecca ^b   Ternier Thames, N Karen ^c   Wasco, Sharon M ^d   Sefl, Tracy ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846997119     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Review

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