Social Reactions to Disclosure of Sexual Victimization and Adjustment Among Survivors of Sexual Assault

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2005-2023

  Orchowski, Lindsay M ^a   Untied, Amy S ^b   Gidycz, Christine A ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

sexual victimization; social reactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION; SOCIAL REACTIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION; SOCIAL REACTIONS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CRIME VICTIMS; DISCLOSURE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879222820     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260512471085     Document Type: Article

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