Positive youth development among african american adolescents: Examining single parents as a factor

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 310-319

  Roberts, Shani R ^a   Lewis, Rhonda K ^a   Carmack, Chakema ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Educational aspirations; Family structure; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CAREER CHOICE; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 81255176928     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2011.606403     Document Type: Article

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