Is psychological abuse reciprocal in intimate relationships? data from a national sample of American adults

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-508

  Follingstad, Diane R ^a,b   Edmundson, Maryanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Psychological abuse; Psychological aggression; Reciprocal abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952419486     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9311-y     Document Type: Article

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