PTSD symptoms and sexual harassment: The role of attributions and perceived control

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2555-2567

  Larsen, Sadie E ^a   Fitzgerald, Louise F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

attributions; perceived control; PTSD; self blame; sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79961235455     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510388284     Document Type: Article

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