Childhood abuse affects emotional closeness with family in mid- and later life

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 388-399

  Savla, J Tina ^a   Roberto, Karen A ^a   Jaramillo Sierra, Ana L ^a   Gambrel, Laura Eubanks ^b   Karimi, Hassan ^a   Butner, L Michelle ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Psychology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Cohort; Emotional closeness; Family abuse; Personal control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPISODIC MEMORY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTIMACY; LIFE EVENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878497243     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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