Assessing the moderating effects of depressive symptoms on antisocial behavior among urban youth in public housing

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 409-424

  Nebbitt, Von E ^a   Lombe, Margaret ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescence; Antisocial behavior; Delinquent peers; Depressive symptoms; Public housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549111556     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-008-0134-0     Document Type: Article

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