Patterns of abuse in male same-sex relationships

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-636

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

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Responsible Gambling Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family violence; Gay men; Relationship abuse; Same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CONFLICT; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58149333724     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.617     Document Type: Article

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