A test of structural invariance of posttraumatic stress symptoms in female survivors of sexual and/or physical abuse or assault

Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 46-59

  Hetzel Riggin, Melanie D ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Physical abuse; PTSD; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 70049086983     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765608331294     Document Type: Article

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