Child sexual abuse and subsequent relational and personal functioning: The role of parental support

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 317-325

  Godbout, Natacha ^a   Briere, John ^b   Sabourin, Stéphane ^c   Lussier, Yvan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Child sexual abuse; Couple adjustment; Parental support; Psychological; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84896388615     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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