Externalizing and internalizing problems in low-income Latino early adolescents: Risk, resource, and protective factors

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-273

  Loukas, Alexandra ^a   Prelow, Hazel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Family environment; Internalizing problems; Latino Hispanic adolescents; Protective factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142680119     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431604265675     Document Type: Article

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