Individual and national level associations between economic deprivation and partner violence among college students in 31 national settings

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 247-256

  Sabina, Chiara ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national; Economic indicators; Multi level modeling; Partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; COLLEGE STUDENT; DATING VIOLENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878794477     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21479     Document Type: Article

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