Mothers' perceptions of neighborhood violence and mother-reported monitoring of African American children: An examination of the moderating role of perceived support

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Jones, Deborah J ^a,e,f   Forehand, Rex ^b   O'Connell, Cara ^a   Armistead, Lisa ^c   Brody, Gene ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 20944447676     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80051-6     Document Type: Article

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