The construction of self in online support groups for victims of domestic violence

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 859-874

  Hurley, Anna L ^a   Sullivan, Paul ^b   McCarthy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 38149130550     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466606X171521     Document Type: Article

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