The Effects of Economic Pressure on the Resilience and Strengths of Individuals Living in Extreme Poverty

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-446

  Okech, David ^a   Howard, Waylon J ^b   Mauldin, Teresa ^c   Mimura, Yoko ^d   Kim, Junghyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic pressure; families; income; poverty; resilience; strengths perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868276807     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2012.720659     Document Type: Article

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