Cumulative Family Risk Predicts Increases in Adjustment Difficulties across Early Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 905-920

  Buehler, Cheryl ^a   Gerard, Jean M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescence; Externalizing; Family risk; Family stress; Internalizing; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877603518     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9806-3     Document Type: Article

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