Disclosing sexual assault to parents: The influence of parental messages about sex

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1326-1348

  Smith, Sharon G ^a   Cook, Sarah L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Grounded theory; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 53349090391     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208325086     Document Type: Article

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