Parenting style and black adolescents' academic achievement

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-247

  Attaway, Nicole M ^a   Bry, Brenna Hafer ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent achievement; African American students; Black academic achievement; Parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646178398     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798403260720     Document Type: Article

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