Understanding adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and their relationship to adult stress among male survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-303

  Easton, Scott D ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse childhood experiences (ACE); child sexual abuse; male survivors; stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866599730     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2012.707446     Document Type: Article

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