Family environment in Hispanic college females with a history of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 19-40

  Kenny, Maureen C ^a   McEachern, Adriana Garcia ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Family environment; Hispanic female victims

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34548391455     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v16n03_02     Document Type: Article

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