Familism, parent-adolescent conflict, self-esteem, internalizing behaviors and suicide attempts among adolescent Latinas

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-440

  Kuhlberg, Jill A ^a   Peña, Juan B ^a   Zayas, Luis H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Latinas; Familism; Internalizing behaviors; Parent adolescent conflict; Self esteem; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77956170071     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0179-0     Document Type: Article

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