Validation of a measure of psychological aggression in same-sex couples: Descriptive data on perpetration and victimization and their association with physical violence

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-244

  Matte, Melody ^a   Lafontaine, Marie France ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gay men; Intimate partner violence; Lesbians; Psychological aggression; Psychometric properties; Same sex couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957497410     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2011.564944     Document Type: Article

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