Sexual Orientation, Race, and Trauma as Predictors of Sexual Assault Recovery

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 913-921

  Sigurvinsdottir, Rannveig ^a   Ullman, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological outcomes; Racial minorities; Revictimization; Sexual assault; Sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950289170     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-015-9793-8     Document Type: Article

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