Childhood Animal Cruelty Methods and Their Link to Adult Interpersonal Violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2211-2227

  Henderson, Brandy B ^a   Hensley, Christopher ^a   Tallichet, Suzanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

criminology; violent offenders; youth violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959247007     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510383038     Document Type: Article

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