Japanese women's perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV)

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 753-766

  Nagae, Miyoko ^a   Dancy, Barbara L ^b  

^a Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Intimate partner violence; Japan; Marriage; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77649257706     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509334413     Document Type: Article

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