The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment, Intimate Partner Violence Exposure, and Academic Performance

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 434-456

  Kiesel, Lisa R ^a   Piescher, Kristine N ^b   Edleson, Jeffrey L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; child abuse; child maltreatment; domestic violence; education; exposure; Intimate partner violence (IPV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982824290     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2016.1209150     Document Type: Article

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