Physical and psychological maltreatment in childhood and later health problems in women: An exploratory investigation of the roles of perceived stress and coping strategies

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 393-403

  Hager, Alanna D ^a   Runtz, Marsha G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Child psychological maltreatment; Coping strategies; Perceived stress; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL MALTREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861979787     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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