Gender as a predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms and externalizing behavior problems in sexually abused children

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 79-88

  Gauthier Duchesne, Amélie ^a   Hébert, Martine ^a   Daspe, Marie Ève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse characteristics; Child sexual abuse; Externalizing problems; Gender differences; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sense of guilt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VICTIM; CONTROL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 85007448574     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.008     Document Type: Article

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