The role of social support in the psychological well-being of African American girls who experience dating violence victimization

Violence and Victims

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-187

  Salazar, Laura F ^a,c   Wingood, Gina M ^a   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a   Lang, Delia L ^a   Harrington, Kathy ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DATING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ABUSE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4243057263     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.19.2.171.64100     Document Type: Article

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