Social ecological determinants of youth violence among ethnically diverse asian and pacific islander students

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 188-196

  Goebert, Deborah ^a,b   Chang, Janice Y ^a   Chung Do, Jane ^a   Else, Iwalani R N ^a,c   Hamagami, Fumiaki ^d   Helm, Susana ^a   Kinkade, Katie ^a   Sugimoto Matsuda, Jeanelle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c The College of St Scholastica   (United States)

^d Longitudinal Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asian Pacific Islander; Ecological model; Risk and protective factors; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84860887161     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0726-0     Document Type: Article

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