Parenting behaviors, association with deviant peers, and delinquency in African American adolescents: A mediated-moderation model

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-527

  Bowman, Marvella A ^a   Prelow, Hazel M ^a   Weaver, Scott R ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Delinquency; Deviant peers; Maternal involvement; Maternal monitoring; Parenting behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248149819     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9117-7     Document Type: Article

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