Self-Report Measures That Do Not Produce Gender Parity in Intimate Partner Violence: A Multi-Study Investigation

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 323-335

  Hamby, Sherry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence; gender differences; questionnaire; violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964663139     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038207     Document Type: Article

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