Psychosocial resources and associations between childhood physical abuse and adult well-being

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-433

  Pitzer, Lindsay M ^a   Fingerman, Karen L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulthood well being; Childhood physical abuse; Psychosocial resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953634541     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq031     Document Type: Article

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