Acculturation and violence in minority adolescents: A review of the empirical literature

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 215-263

  Smokowski, Paul R ^a   David Ferdon, Corinne ^b   Stroupe, Nancy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Aggression; Health disparities; Minority youth; Suicide; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; AUTOMUTILATION; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRANT; INDIVIDUALITY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MINORITY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDER; RACISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL STRESS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67650711916     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-009-0173-0     Document Type: Review

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