An evaluation study of the Young Empowered Sisters (YES!) program: Promoting cultural assets among African American adolescent girls through a culturally relevant school-based intervention

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-308

  Thomas, Oseela ^a   Davidson, William ^b   McAdoo, Harriette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescent girls; Cultural assets; Culturally relevant intervention; Evaluation; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649117701     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798408314136     Document Type: Article

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