Maternal childhood parental abuse history and current intimate partner violence: Data from the pacific islands families study

Violence and Victims

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-488

  Paterson, Janis ^a   Fairbairn Dunlop, Peggy ^a   Cowley Malcolm, Esther Tumama ^a   Schluter, Philip J ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Emotional abuse; Longitudinal; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; OFFENDER; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VICTIM;

EID: 34547442589     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/088667007781553973     Document Type: Article

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