Central American mothers report family history of depression and alcohol abuse as a predictor of teenage health risk behaviors

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 540-547

  Maradiegue, Ann ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Alcohol abuse; Central American teenagers; Depression; Health risk behaviors; Hispanic; Latino

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650502440     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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