The influence of socioeconomic status and ethnicity on adolescents' exposure to stressful life events

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 575-583

  Brady, Sonya S ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Ethnicity; Life events; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036788633     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.7.575     Document Type: Article

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