Measuring youth empowerment: Validation of a Sociopolitical Control Scale for Youth in an urban community context

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 592-605

  Peterson, N Andrew ^a   Peterson, Christina Hamme ^b   Agre, Lynn ^a   Christens, Brian D ^c   Morton, Cory Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 79957929112     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20456     Document Type: Article

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