The Impact of Neighborhood Factors on the Well-Being of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Over Time

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 287-306

  Beeble, Marisa L ^a   Sullivan, Cris M ^b   Bybee, Deborah ^b  

^a Russell Sage College   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Fear of victimization; Intimate partner violence; Neighborhood disorder; Psychological well being; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALITY; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SURVIVORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952448320     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9398-6     Document Type: Article

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