Latino Adolescents' Loneliness, Academic Performance, and the Buffering Nature of Friendships

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 556-567

  Benner, Aprile D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescents; Friendship; Latino; Loneliness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 79953737211     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9561-2     Document Type: Article

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