Intimate Partner Violence Assessment in an Historical Context: Divergent Approaches and Opportunities for Progress

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 120-130

  Woodin, Erica M ^a   Sotskova, Alina ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assessment; Gender differences; History; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880132916     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-013-0294-z     Document Type: Article

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