Exposure to chronic community violence: Resilience in African American children

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-149

  Jones, Janine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Children; Coping; Kinship; Resilience; Social support; Spirituality; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247398247     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407299511     Document Type: Article

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