Self-blame among sexual assault victims prospectively predicts revictimization: A perceived sociolegal context model of risk

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Miller, Audrey K ^a,d   Markman, Keith D ^b   Handley, Ian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 34250804758     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701331585     Document Type: Article

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