The discovery process: What mothers see and do in gaining awareness of the sexual abuse of their children

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1227-1237

  Plummer, Carol A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse disclosure; Abuse discovery; Child abuse; Incest; Nonabusive mothers; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; SAMPLE; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37849185734     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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