The influence of religious orientation and coping on the psychological distress of christian domestic violence victims

Journal of Religion and Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 5-28

  Ake, George S ^a   Horne, Sharon G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Intrinsic and extrinsic orientation; Patriarchy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychological distress; Religious coping; Religious orientation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549115831     PISSN: 15211037     EISSN: 15239179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J154v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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