Correlates of partner abuse in male same-sex relationships

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-360

  Bartholomew, Kim ^a   Regan, Katherine V ^a   Oram, Doug ^a   White, Monica A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Responsible Gambling Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Homosexuality; Partner abuse; Same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 46849097620     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.3.344     Document Type: Article

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