Prevalence of sexual aggression among young people in Europe: A review of the evidence from 27 EU countries

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 545-558

  Krahé, Barbara ^a   Tomaszewska, Paulina ^a   Kuyper, Lisette ^b,d   Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b Rutgers WPF   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d The Netherlands Institute for Social Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; European Union; Sexual aggression; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM;

EID: 84908125230     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2014.07.005     Document Type: Review

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