Mediating Effects of Stalking Victimization on Gender Differences in Mental Health

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-221

  Kuehner, Christine ^a   Gass, Peter ^a   Dressing, Harald ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

community violence; mental health and violence; stalking

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; STALKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857571244     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260511416473     Document Type: Article

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