Contextual competence: Multiple manifestations among urban adolescents

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 65-82

  Pedersen, Sara ^a   Seidman, Edward ^b   Yoshikawa, Hirokazu ^c   Rivera, Ann C ^c   Allen, LaRue ^c   Aber, J Lawrence ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b W T Grant Foundation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Delinquency; Depression; Self esteem; Urban adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; DELINQUENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; TRAINING; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15244362595     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-1890-z     Document Type: Article

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