Case illustrations of negative sexual experiences among university women in Japan: Victimization disclosure and reactions of the confidant

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-242

  Uji, Masayo ^a,b   Shono, Masahiro ^a   Shikai, Noriko ^a   Kitamura, Toshinori ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Negative sexual experiences; Perception; Reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JAPAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADULT; AFFECT; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34047255083     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06290207     Document Type: Article

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