Childhood Sexual Abuse, Stigmatization, Internalizing Symptoms, and the Development of Sexual Difficulties and Dating Aggression

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Feiring, Candice ^a   Simon, Valerie A ^b   Cleland, Charles M ^c  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood sexual abuse; dating aggression; internalizing symptoms; sexual difficulties; stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 60849113421     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013475     Document Type: Article

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