Factors related to willingness to help survivors of intimate partner violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1713-1729

  Beeble, Marisa L ^a   Post, Lori A ^a   Bybee, Deborah ^a   Sullivan, Cris M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Help giving behavior; Intimate partner violence; Willingness to help

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 55449096129     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314333     Document Type: Article

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