Socioenvironmental risk and adjustment in latino youth: The mediating effects of family processes and social competence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 465-476

  Prelow, Hazel M ^a   Loukas, Alexandra ^b   Jordan Green, Lisa ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family processes; Low income Lation youth; Resilience; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248173852     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9106-x     Document Type: Article

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