Community and family violence: Indirect effects of parental monitoring on externalizing problems

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-315

  Fowler, Patrick J ^a   Toro, Paul A ^b   Tompsett, Carolyn J ^c   Baltes, Boris B ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community violence; Externalizing problems; Family violence; Parenting; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; CONDUCT DISORDER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449090304     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852350903196308     Document Type: Article

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