Abuse history and premenstrual symptomatology: Assessing the mediating role of perceived stress

Women and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 61-80

  Lustyk, M Kathleen B ^a   Widman, Laura ^b   Becker, Linda de Laveaga ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Perceived stress; Physical abuse; Premenstrual symptomatology; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BATTERED WOMEN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 46449130718     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v46n04_04     Document Type: Article

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