Exploring violence exposure, stress, protective factors and behavioral problems among inner-city youth

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 115-129

  Youngstrom, Eric ^a   Weist, Mark D ^b   Albus, Kathleen E ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Externalizing problems: Internalizing problems; Protective factors; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STRESS; VIOLENCE; HOMICIDE; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1542435523     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025607226122     Document Type: Article

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