Trauma reactions of bystanders and victims to repetitive abuse experiences

Violence and Victims

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-255

  Janson, Gregory R ^a   Hazler, Richard J ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE REVISED; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RATING SCALE; RECALL; REPETITIVE ABUSE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VICTIM; WITNESS;

EID: 4243200422     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.19.2.239.64102     Document Type: Article

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