Community violence and psychological distress: The protective effects of emotional social support and sense of personal control among older adolescents

Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 172, 2008, Pages 693-712

  Rosenthal, Beth Spenciner ^b   Wilson, W Cody ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 57549108371     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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