Childhood sexual abuse, distress, and alcohol-related problems: Moderation by drinking to cope

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 532-537

  Smith, Kathryn Z ^a   Smith, Philip H ^b   Grekin, Emily R ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; college students; coping; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRINKING TO COPE; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREDICTION; TENSION REDUCTION MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903278470     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035381     Document Type: Article

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