Contextual Stress and Health Risk Behaviors Among African American Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-173

  Copeland Linder, Nikeea ^a   Lambert, Sharon F ^b   Chen, Yi Fu ^c   Ialongo, Nicholas S ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Protective factors; Resilience; Stress; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651086496     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9520-y     Document Type: Article

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