The Impact of Economic Hardship on Black Families and Children: Psychological Distress, Parenting, and Socioemotional Development

Child Development

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 311-346

  McLoyd, Vonnie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL STRESS; NEGRO; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BLACKS; CHILD; HUMAN; MENTAL RETARDATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025412461     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02781.x     Document Type: Article

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