Potential Pathways From Stigmatization and Externalizing Behavior to Anger and Dating Aggression in Sexually Abused Youth

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-322

  Feiring, Candice ^a   Simon, Valerie A ^b   Cleland, Charles M ^c   Barrett, Ellen P ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84876263893     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.736083     Document Type: Article

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