Seeking Help to Protect the Children?: The Influence of Children on Women's Decisions to Seek Help When Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 713-725

  Meyer, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child exposure; Domestic violence; Help seeking; Intimate partner violence; Responses; Victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649326605     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9329-1     Document Type: Article

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