Anxiety symptoms in African-American and Caucasian youth: Relations to negative life events, social support, and coping

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-39

  Lewis, Krystal M ^a   Byrd, Devin A ^b   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent anxiety; Coping; Mental health; Negative life events; Race; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84855491648     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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