Pathways to aggression and violence among African American adolescent males: The influence of normative beliefs, neighborhood, and depressive symptomatology

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-148

  Lavome Robinson, W ^a   Paxton, Keisha C ^b   Jonen, Lynn P ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; African American; Aggression; Depression; Prevention; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79959834678     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2011.556572     Document Type: Article

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