Child sexual abuse and women's sexual health: The contribution of CSA severity and exposure to multiple forms of childhood victimization

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 571-592

  Lacelle, Céline ^a   Hébert, Martine ^a   Lavoie, Francine ^b   Vitaro, Frank ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; childhood victimization; risky sexual behaviors; sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84866702667     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2012.688932     Document Type: Article

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