Risk and protective factors for urban African-American youth

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-35

  Li, Susan Tinsley ^a   Nussbaum, Karin M ^b   Richards, Maryse H ^b  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; African American youth; Protective factors; Risk and resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34247391977     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9088-1     Document Type: Article

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