Maternal support following childhood sexual abuse: Associations with children's adjustment post-disclosure and at 9-month follow-up

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-75

  Zajac, Kristyn ^a   Ralston, M Elizabeth ^b   Smith, Daniel W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Lowcountry Children's Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse disclosure; Child sexual abuse; Longitudinal design; Maternal support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923604224     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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