Rape-accepting attitudes of university undergraduate students

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 170-179

  Talbot, Kimberly K ^a   Neill, Karen S ^a   Rankin, Linda L ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic nursing; Rape; Sexual violence; Student attitudes; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; SURVIVORS; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN;

EID: 78649706450     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2010.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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