Resilience following child maltreatment: A review of protective factors

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 266-272

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a   MacMillan, Harriet L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Protective factors; Resilience

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79958735566     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105600505     Document Type: Review

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