Effects of perceived parental school support and family communication on delinquent behaviors in Latinos and White non-Latinos

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-68

  Davalos, Deana B ^a,b   Chavez, Ernest L ^a   Guardiola, Robert J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Family communication; Hispanic; Latino; Minority

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DELINQUENCY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 14644422681     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.11.1.57     Document Type: Article

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