Acting "tough" in a "tough" world an examination of fear among urban African American adolescents

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-398

  Hall, Diane M ^a,b   Cassidy, Elaine F ^a   Stevenson, Howard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; African American; Fear; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649087378     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798408314140     Document Type: Article

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