Men's avoidance coping and female partner's drinking behavior: A high-risk context for partner violence?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 679-687

  Cohn, Amy M ^a,c   McCrady, Barbara S ^b   Epstein, Elizabeth E ^a   Cook, Sharon M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Avoidance coping; Female alcoholics; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955093006     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9327-3     Document Type: Article

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