Equivalent harm? The relative roles of maltreatment and exposure to intimate partner violence in antisocial outcomes for young adults

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 962-972

  Park, Aely ^a   Smith, Carolyn ^a   Ireland, Timothy ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Dual exposure; Exposure to intimate partner violence; Maltreatment; Violence; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862783289     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.029     Document Type: Article

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