The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Helpseeking From Hotlines, Shelters, and Police Among a National Sample of Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-422

  Cattaneo, Lauren Bennett ^a   DeLoveh, Heidi L M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

helpseeking; intimate partner violence; law enforcement; shelter; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249143096     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014558     Document Type: Article

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