Social influences on judgments of rape victims: The role of the negative and positive social reactions of others

Sex Roles

Volumn 58, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 490-500

  Brown, Amy L ^a   Testa, Maria ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Rape; Social influence; Social perception; Social support; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549087667     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9353-7     Document Type: Article

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