Pathways to adult sexual revictimization: Direct and indirect behavioral risk factors across the lifespan

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1771-1791

  Fargo, Jamison D ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent victims; Adult victims; Mediation; Revictimization; Risk factors; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNSAFE SEX; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIALIZATION; SPOUSE ABUSE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 70350173454     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508325489     Document Type: Article

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