Preventing Children's Aggression in Immigrant Latino Families: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Families and Schools Together Program

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 65-76

  Knox, Lyndee ^a   Guerra, Nancy G ^b   Williams, Kirk R ^b   Toro, Rosa ^b  

^a LA Net A Project of Community Partners   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood aggression; Families; Immigrant Latino; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AGGRESSION; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79960466556     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9411-0     Document Type: Article

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