Development and risk behavior among African American, Caucasian, and mixed-race adolescents living in high poverty inner-city neighborhoods

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 230-249

  Bolland, John M ^a   Bryant, Chalandra M ^b   Lian, Bradley E ^a   McCallum, Debra M ^c   Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^d   Barth, Joan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk behavior; Development; Hopelessness; Minority status; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 35948984580     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9132-1     Document Type: Article

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