Does parenting mediate the effects of exposure to violence on violent behavior? An ecological-transactional model of community violence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1321-1341

  Spano, Richard ^a   Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^b   Bolland, John ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Crime and delinquent behavior; Exposure to violence; Inner city urban youth; Parents and parenting; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POVERTY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTING; POVERTY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949201806     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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