The dynamics of staying and leaving: Implications for battered women's Emotional well-being and experiences of violence at the end of a year

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 413-428

  Bell, Margret E ^a   Goodman, Lisa A ^b   Dutton, Mary Ann ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Leaving; Longitudinal; Relationship status; Staying

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547205547     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9096-9     Document Type: Article

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