Familism values as a protective factor for mexican-origin adolescents exposed to deviant peers

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-42

  Germãn, Miguelina ^a   Gonzales, Nancy A ^a   Dumka, Larry ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deviant peers; Externalizing; Familism; Low income families; Mexican origin; Protective factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449136003     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431608324475     Document Type: Article

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