Natural Mentoring Processes Deter Externalizing Problems Among Rural African American Emerging Adults: A Prospective Analysis

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 272-283

  Kogan, Steven M ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a   Chen, Yi fu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Emerging adulthood; Externalizing behavior; Mentors; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOPATHY; STUDENT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGGRESSION; ANGER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 80855128752     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9425-2     Document Type: Article

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