Mechanisms linking violence exposure and school engagement among African American adolescents: Examining the roles of psychological problem behaviors and gender

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-71

  Voisin, Dexter R ^a   Neilands, Torsten B ^b   Hunnicutt, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Aggressive behavior; Anxiety; Community violence; Ecological perspective; Gender; Marital conflict; Psychological problem behavior; PTSD; School engagement; Structural equation modeling; Violence exposure; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650969336     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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