Female Sexual Victimization Among College Students: Assault Severity, Health Risk Behaviors, and Sexual Functioning

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2439-2457

  Turchik, Jessica A ^a,b   Hassija, Christina M ^c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; female sexual victimization; risk taking behavior; sexual assault; sexual functioning; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904626775     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260513520230     Document Type: Article

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