Effects of mothers' racial socialization and relationship quality on African American youth's school engagement: A profile approach

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-484

  Smalls, Ciara ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Parenting; Person centered; Racial socialization; School engagement

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78549238533     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020653     Document Type: Article

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