Social Support and Neighborhood Stressors Among African American Youth: Networks and Relations to Self-Worth

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-262

  McMahon, Susan D ^a   Felix, Erika D ^b   Nagarajan, Thara ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American youth; Chronic neighborhood stressors; Friend support; Main effects model; Parent support; Self worth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955753050     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9386-3     Document Type: Article

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