Does acknowledgment as an assault victim impact postassault psychological symptoms and coping?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1595-1614

  Clements, Caroline M ^a   Ogle, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acknowledgment; Coping; Intimate partner violence; Psychological status; Rape

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RAPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349467807     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509331486     Document Type: Article

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