Enhancing parenting skills among nonresident african american fathers as a strategy for preventing youth risky behaviors

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-35

  Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard ^a   Rafferty, Jane ^a   Reischl, Thomas M ^b   de Loney, E Hill ^c   Brooks, Cassandra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Flint Odyssey House   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; Community based participatory research; Family interventions; Fathers and sons; Nonresident fathers; Parenting behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77950593287     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9290-4     Document Type: Article

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