Intimate partner violence and psychological health in a sample of Asian and Caucasian women: The roles of social support and coping

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 709-720

  Lee, Joohee ^a   Pomeroy, Elizabeth C ^b   Bohman, Tom M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Coping; Intimate partner violence; Perceived social support; Psychological outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548591225     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9119-6     Document Type: Article

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