A randomized controlled trial of a web-based intervention to reduce distress among students with a history of interpersonal violence

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 444-454

  Nguyen Feng, Viann N ^a   Frazier, Patricia A ^a   Greer, Christiaan S ^a   Howard, Kelli G ^a   Paulsen, Jacob A ^a   Meredith, Liza ^a   Kim, Shinsig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

college student mental health; interpersonal violence; perceived control; trauma; web based interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943353592     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039596     Document Type: Article

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