Ecological correlates of substance use in African American adolescents living in public housing communities: Assessing the moderating effects of social cohesion

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 338-347

  Nebbitt, Von E ^a   Lombe, Margaret ^b   Yu, Mansoo ^c   Vaughn, Michael G ^d   Stokes, Charu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; Community violence; Delinquent peers; Substance use; Symptoms of PTSD; Urban public housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855873707     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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