Multidimensional resilience in urban children exposed to community violence

Child Development

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1265-1282

  O'Donnell, Deborah A ^b   Schwab Stone, Mary E ^a   Muyeed, Adaline Z ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036654839     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00471     Document Type: Article

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