Childhood Betrayal Trauma and Self-Blame Appraisals Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 526-538

  Babcock, Rebecca L ^a   DePrince, Anne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

betrayal trauma theory; intimate partner abuse; self blame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR; URBAN AREA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOMEN;

EID: 84866660898     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2012.694842     Document Type: Article

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