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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > victimization scales and surveys > measurement of psychological/emotional abuse

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measurement of psychological/emotional abuse  

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  • Psychological/emotional abuse refers to nonphysical aggression or maltreatment that causes psychological distress and is perpetrated against an intimate partner. Although psychological/emotional abuse may occur in a variety of close relationships (e.g., parent-to-child), this entry is limited to measurement of abuse that is perpetrated against an intimate partner. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Psychological/Emotional Abuse, Measurement of]

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