Expressed emotions and perceived credibility of child mock victims disclosing physical abuse

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 611-616

  Wessel, Ellen ^a   Magnussen, Svein ^a   Melinder, Annika Maria Desiree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OFFENDER; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VICTIM; WITNESS;

EID: 84884713234     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2935     Document Type: Article

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