Verbal sexual coercion and perceived victim responsibility: Mediating effects of perceived control

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 235-247

  Katz, Jennifer ^a   Moore, Jessica A ^a   Tkachuk, Sherri ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Dating; Rape; Verbal coercion; Victim responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547700319     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9253-x     Document Type: Article

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