The effects of adolescent victimization on self-concept and depressive symptoms

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-90

  Turner, Heather A ^a   Finkelhor, David ^a   Ormrod, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child victimization; Depression; Mastery; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 75649087739     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559509349444     Document Type: Article

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