Sexual anxiety and eroticism predict the development of sexual problems in youth with a history of sexual abuse

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-181

  Simon, Valerie A ^a   Feiring, Candice ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Eroticism; Sexual abuse; Sexual development; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EROTICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41849101979     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508315602     Document Type: Article

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