Staying out of trouble: Community resources and problem behavior among high-risk adolescents

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 449-464

  Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent problem behavior; Community influences; Family level stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034178384     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00449.x     Document Type: Review

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