Cool Girls, Inc.: Promoting the positive development of urban preadolescent and early adolescent girls

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 171-183

  Kuperminc, Gabriel P ^a   Thomason, Jessica ^a   Dimeo, Michelle ^a   Broomfield Massey, Kimberley ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMSTAR Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based; Evaluation; Mentoring; Positive youth development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TEACHER; TELEVISION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTORS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TELEVISION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80052604931     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-011-0243-y     Document Type: Article

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