Protective processes for depressed mood and anger among sexually abused adolescents: The importance of self-esteem

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 402-407

  Asgeirsdottir, Bryndis Bjork ^a   Gudjonsson, Gisli H ^b   Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik ^a,c   Sigfusdottir, Inga Dora ^a  

^a REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Anger; Depression; Protective factors; Resilience; Self esteem; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954218063     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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