Natural Mentors in the Lives of African American Adolescent Mothers: Tracking Relationships over Time

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-232

  Klaw, Elena L ^a   Rhodes, Jean E ^b   Fitzgerald, Louise F ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UIUC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent parenting; Adolescent pregnancy; Mentoring; School drop out

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037216143     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022551721565     Document Type: Article

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