Support and profiles of nonoffending mothers of sexually abused children

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-230

  Cyr, Mireille ^a   McDuff, Pierre ^a   Hébert, Martine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; child maltreatment; mental health; parent; reactions; support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84874496297     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2013.737444     Document Type: Article

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