Intervening Processes in the Relationship Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Psychological Symptoms in Urban Youth

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 650-680

  Katz, Brian N ^a   Esparza, Patricia ^b   Carter, Jocelyn Smith ^c   Grant, Kathryn E ^c   Meyerson, David A ^c  

^a The Centre for Child Development   (Canada)

^b WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

low income; neighborhood; psychopathology; stress; violence violent behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866285463     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431611414060     Document Type: Article

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