Familias unidas: The efficacy of an intervention to promote parental investment in Hispanic immigrant families

Prevention Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-201

  Pantin, Hilda ^a   Coatsworth, J Douglas ^b   Feaster, Daniel J ^a   Newman, Frederick L ^c   Briones, Ervin ^a   Prado, Guillermo ^a   Schwartz, Seth J ^a   Szapocznik, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family; Hispanic; Parental investment; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; ADDICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1542783427     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024601906942     Document Type: Article

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