Images across Europe: The sending and receiving of sexual images and associations with interpersonal violence in young people's relationships

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-160

  Wood, Marsha ^a   Barter, Christine ^a   Stanley, Nicky ^b   Aghtaie, Nadia ^a   Larkins, Cath ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interpersonal partner violence; Sexting; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947242796     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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