Assessing the impact of acquaintance rape: Interviews with women who are victims/survivors of sexual assault while in college

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 31-50

  Guerette, Sarah M ^b   Caron, Sandra L ^a,b  

^a Department of Family Relations ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquaintance rape; College women; Impact of sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049125576     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v22n02_04     Document Type: Article

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