Perceptions of parenting practices as predictors of aggression in a low-income, Urban, predominately African American middle school sample

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-193

  Murray, Kantahyanee W ^a   Haynie, Denise L ^b   Howard, Donna E ^c   Cheng, Tina L ^a   Simons Morton, Bruce ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income schools; Minority population; Parenting; Urban; Youth aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951495338     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15388220903585853     Document Type: Article

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