Parents as moderators of psychological and physiological correlates of inner-city children's exposure to violence

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 581-602

  Krenichyn, Kira ^a   Saegert, Susan ^a   Evans, Gary W ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Inner city neighborhoods; Parenting; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Stress; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035511005     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(01)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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