An interactional perspective of intimate partner violence: An in-depth semi-structured interview of a representative sample of help-seeking women

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-279

  Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø ^a   Bjørkly, Stål ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug use; Interactional perspective; Intimate partner violence; Revictimization; Women's prediction and coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749135395     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9150-7     Document Type: Article

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