Violence against women : impacts on women's health derived from a u.s. nationwide study / / Megan C. Stewart

• Autore: Stewart Megan Colleen <1980->
• Pubblicazione: El Paso : , : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1082
• Soggetto topico: Women - Violence against - United States; Victims of crimes - United States - Psychology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- Extent of sexual assault, physical assault, and stalking -- Violence against women and negative health outcomes : physical and psychological wellbeing -- Research strategy for conducting analyses -- Explanation of results -- Summary of findings : prevalence of violence by victim-offender relationship and the victim-offender relationship impact on women's health -- Discussion of results, study limitation, and research implications -- Appendices -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Using data from the National Violence Against Women Study (NVAWS) and general strain theory (GST) as a theoretical basis, Stewart explores the impact of the victim-offender relationship on psychological and physical health and well-being for the crimes of rape, stalking, and physical assault. She asks two questions: first, what is the prevalence of violence against women by victim-offender relationship? and, second, what is the effect of the victim-offender relationship on health outcomes? Findings indicate that a variety of perpetrators are responsible for violence against women. Additionally,
• Titolo autorizzato: Violence against women
• ISBN: 1-59332-754-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465147103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)