Mothering and peer associations mediate cumulative risk effects for latino youth

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-85

  Loukas, Alexandra ^a   Prelow, Hazel M ^b   Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a   Allua, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent peer relations; Development outcomes; Hispanic Americans; Low income families; Mother child relations; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649088219     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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