Youth assets, aggression, and delinquency within the context of family structure

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 557-568

  Oman, Roy F ^a   Vesely, Sara K ^a   Aspy, Cheryl B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family communication; Family structure; Youth aggression and delinquency; Youth assets; Youth risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744452367     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.6.10     Document Type: Article

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