Child abuse in the eyes of the beholder: Lay perceptions of child sexual and physical abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-391

  Bornstein, Brian H ^a   Kaplan, Debra L ^a   Perry, Andrea R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Lay perceptions; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERACTION MODEL OF CLIENT HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

ADULT; ANECDOTES; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34247500818     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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