Parental monitoring in African American, single mother-headed families: An ecological approach to the identification of predictors

Behavior Modification

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 435-457

  Jones, Deborah J ^a   Forehand, Rex ^b   Brody, Gene ^c,e   Armistead, Lisa ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Center for Family Research   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Ecological context; Parental monitoring; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEPRESSION; ECOLOGY; EMPIRICISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; MOTHER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROPHYLAXIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 16844379383     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503255432     Document Type: Article

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