Examining the Link Between Domestic Violence Victimization and Loneliness in a Dutch Community Sample: A Comparison Between Victims and Nonvictims by Type D Personality

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Kunst, Maarten J J ^a   van Bon Martens, Marja J H ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service Hart voor Brabant   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Domestic violence victimization; Loneliness; Type D personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959562108     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-011-9374-4     Document Type: Article

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