Finding meaning after same-sex partner abuse: A content analysis of experiences of men with HIV

Violence and Victims

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-177

  Valentine, Sarah E ^a   Bankoff, Sarah M ^a   Pantalone, David W ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adversarial growth; Domestic violence; Meaning making; Posttraumatic growth; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE ABUSE; WASHINGTON;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877088874     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.28.1.161     Document Type: Article

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