Exposure to community violence and social support as predictors of anxiety and social and emotional behavior among African American children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 399-414

  Hill, Hope M ^a   Levermore, Monique ^a   Twaite, James ^b   Jones, Lauren P ^c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk ^*

^c Safe Start Program   (United States)

Author keywords

African American children; Behavior problems; Exposure to violence; Social support; State and trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000789496     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02233862     Document Type: Article

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