Exposure to Violence and Socioemotional Adjustment in Low-Income Youth: An Examination of Protective Factors

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 112-126

  Hardaway, Cecily R ^a   McLoyd, Vonnie C ^b   Wood, Dana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community violence; Low income adolescents; Socioemotional adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84856682508     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9440-3     Document Type: Article

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