Altruism in Survivors of Sexual Violence: The Typology of Helping Others

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 146-155

  Stidham, Andrea Warner ^a   Draucker, Claire B ^a   Martsolf, Donna S ^a   Mullen, Laura Paisley ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; altruism; helping others; qualitative description; sexual

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ALTRUISM; CAREER CHOICE; CHILD ADVOCACY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPEECH; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84862552953     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390312440595     Document Type: Article

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