Financial strain, neighborhood stress, parenting behaviors, and adolescent adjustment in urban african american families

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 425-449

  Gutman, Leslie Morrison ^a   McLoyd, Vonnie C ^b   Tokoyawa, Teru ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 30444447218     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2005.00106.x     Document Type: Article

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