Taking advantage of opportunities: Community involvement, well-being, and urban youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 262-265

  McMahon, Susan D ^a   Singh, Joshua A ^a   Garner, Lakeasha S ^a   Benhorin, Shira ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Aggression; Church; Community; Role model; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1642300606     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00279-9     Document Type: Article

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