Education on resistance to acquaintance sexual assault: Preliminary promise of a new program for young women in high School and University

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-33

  Senn, Charlene Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Girls and women; Intervention; Rape; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873907013     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029915     Document Type: Article

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