Sexual revictimization in adult women: Examining factors associated with their childhood and adulthood experiences

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 593-611

  Simmel, Cassandra ^a   Postmus, Judy L ^a   Lee, Inseon ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adulthood victimization disclosures; child abuse disclosure; sexual violence revictimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84866681543     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2012.690836     Document Type: Article

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