Understanding Prosocial Behavior: The Impact of Empathy and Gender Among African American Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-137

  McMahon, Susan D ^a   Wernsman, Jamie ^a   Parnes, Anna L ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Gender; Prosocial behavior; Urban African American early adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33744969540     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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