Trauma resilience scale: Validation of protective factors associated with adaptation following violence

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-233

  Madsen, Machelle D ^a   Abell, Neil ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Protective factors; Resilience; Scale validation; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649296200     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731509347853     Document Type: Article

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