Examining youth hopelessness as an independent risk correlate for adolescent delinquency and violence

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Duke, Naomi N ^a,b,c   Borowsky, Iris W ^b   Pettingell, Sandra L ^a   McMorris, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Hopelessness; Mental health; Violence perpetration; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH; MINNESOTA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78651409668     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0550-6     Document Type: Article

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