A Model Linking Diverse Women's Child Sexual Abuse History With Sexual Risk Taking

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-37

  Watson, Laurel B ^a,b   Matheny, Kenneth B ^a   Gagné, Phill ^a   Brack, Greg ^a   Ancis, Julie R ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alexithymia; body image; child abuse; objectification theory; racial and ethnic differences; self efficacy; sexual abuse; sexual risk taking; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874531482     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684312454535     Document Type: Article

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