Early exposure to violence in the family of origin and positive attitudes towards marital violence: Chinese immigrant male batterers vs. controls

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 211-222

  Jin, Xiaochun ^a   Eagle, Morris ^b   Yoshioka, Marianne ^c  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chinese immigrants; Early experience; Male batterer

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249071100     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9073-3     Document Type: Article

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