Prevention of child sexual abuse: Analysis and discussion of the field

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 742-760

  Zeuthen, Katrine ^a   Hagelskjær, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

models of child sexual abuse; primary prevention; school based prevention programs; theories of child sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH;

EID: 84882423994     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2013.811136     Document Type: Article

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