Coping as a mediator of the effects of stressors and supports on depression among girls in juvenile justice

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-118

  Goodkind, Sara ^a   Ruffolo, Mary C ^b   Bybee, Deborah ^c   Sarri, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Coping; Depression; Girls; Juvenile justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249118207     PISSN: 15412040     EISSN: 15569330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1541204008327140     Document Type: Article

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