Parenting predictors of early-adolescents' health behaviors: Simultaneous group comparisons across sex and ethnic groups

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 594-606

  Windle, Michael ^a   Brener, Nancy ^b   Cuccaro, Paula ^d   Dittus, Patricia ^b   Kanouse, David E ^c   Murray, Nancy ^d   Wallander, Jan ^e   Schuster, Mark A ^c,f,g  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Externalizing problems; Parenting; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CRIME VICTIMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77951765426     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9414-z     Document Type: Article

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