Social support networks of African-American children attending head start: A longitudinal investigation of structural and supportive network characteristics

Social Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-412

  Bost, Kelly K ^a   Vaughn, Brian E ^b   Boston, Ada L ^a   Kazura, Kerry L ^c   O'Neal, Colleen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal analysis; Preschool children; Social support networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843132756     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2004.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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