The roles of stress and coping in explaining gender differences in risk for psychopathology among African American Urban adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-404

  Carlson, Ginger Apling ^a,b   Grant, Kathryn E ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phoenix Children's East Valley Specialty and Urgent Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Coping; Gender differences; Psychological symptoms; Psychopathology; Stress; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149102728     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608314663     Document Type: Article

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