Violence in intimate relationships: A conceptual and empirical examination of sexual and physical aggression

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-351

  White, Jacquelyn W ^a   McMullin, Darcy ^a   Swartout, Kevin ^a   Sechrist, Stacy ^a   Gollehon, Ashlyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual perpetration; Physical assault; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749123076     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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