The effect of childhood trauma on later psychological adjustment

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 684-697

  Browne, Caroline ^a   Winkelman, Cecelia ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Childhood trauma; Cognitive distortion; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248512919     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507300207     Document Type: Article

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