Severity of child sexual abuse and revictimization: The mediating role of coping and trauma symptoms

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-320

  Fortier, A Michelle ^a   Dilillo, David ^b   Messman Moore, L Terri ^c   Denardi, A Kathleen ^d   Gaffey, J Kathryn ^c   Peugh, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 70449913523     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01503.x     Document Type: Article

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