Childhood maltreatment and difficulties in emotion regulation: Associations with sexual and relationship satisfaction among young adult women

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 434-442

  Rellini, Alessandra H ^a   Vujanovic, Anka A ^b   Gilbert, Myani ^a   Zvolensky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864702426     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2011.565430     Document Type: Article

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