Unwanted sex among young adults in the United States: The role of physical disability and cognitive performance

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3476-3493

  Haydon, Abigail A ^a   McRee, Annie Laurie ^a   Halpern, Carolyn Tucker ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

adult victims; male victims; sexual assault; vulnerability to abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEX RATIO; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; COERCION; COMORBIDITY; CRIME VICTIMS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054005749     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511403756     Document Type: Article

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