Polyvictimization, childhood victimization, and psychological distress in college women

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-147

  Richmond, Jessica M ^a   Elliott, Ann N ^a   Pierce, Thomas W ^a   Aspelmeier, Jeffery E ^a   Alexander, Apryl A ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult retrospective reports; Adult survivors; Child victims; Cumulative adversity; Long term effects; Multiple victimization; Multitype maltreatment; Polyvictimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 63849085020     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559508326357     Document Type: Article

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