Resilience in inner city youth: Childhood predictors of occupational status across the lifespan

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-70

  DiRago, Ana C ^a   Vaillant, George E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Global assessment of functioning; IQ; Longitudinal study; Occupational status; Protective factors; Resilience; Socioeconomic status; Timely development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845733180     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9132-8     Document Type: Article

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