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  • The role exercise may play in how survivors of domestic violence feel and view themselves

    Creator:
    Concepcion, Rebecca Yahnke
    Abstract:
    The National Women's Health Information Center reports that domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to American women and that nearly one-third of American women have been physically assaulted by their significant other at some point in their lives. These women often experience depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, posttraumatic stress...
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    Masters Thesis
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    psychology to examine violence toward women, as it may be more prevalent than eating disorders or various

  • Women's perceptions of their children's experiences in domestic violence

    Creator:
    Wood, Barbara L.
    Abstract:
    Ten female survivors of physically assaultive domestic violence were interviewed three times each in a feminist, qualitative study designed to access their perceptions about their children's experiences in domestic violence. All participants had children living with them at the time of the abuse and were one to five years out...
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    Dissertation
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    abused, they often suffer from behavioral and developmental problems as a result of exposure to violence

  • Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

    Creator:
    Shepherd, Jennifer R.
    Abstract:
    This study examined the association between poverty and child neglect. The existence of a general association has been established for some time. However, there is much debate, and little detailed research, on the specific processes that create this association. This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the...
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    Dissertation
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    physically abused, 9.1 percent were sexually abused, 7.3 percent were psychologically maltreated, 2.2