Parental attachment, self-esteem, and antisocial behaviors among African American, European American, and Mexican American adolescents

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-51

  Arbona, Consuelo ^a   Power, Thomas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037253078     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.50.1.40     Document Type: Article

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