Harnessing the Potential of Google Searches for Understanding Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence Before and After COVID-19 Outbreak

Most social phenomena are inherently complex and hard to measure, often due to under-reporting, stigma, social desirability bias, and rapidly changing external circumstances. This is for instance the case of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), a highly-prevalent social phenomenon which has drastically...

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Main Author: Köksal, Selin (Author)
Contributors: Şanlıtürk, Ebru ; Rotondi, Valentina ; Pesando, Luca Maria
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2022
In:Year: 2022
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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