Problem behavior and urban, low-income youth: A randomized controlled trial of positive action in Chicago

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-630

  Lewis, Kendra M ^a   Schure, Marc B ^c   Bavarian, Niloofar ^b   Dubois, David L ^d   Day, Joseph ^f   Ji, Peter ^e   Silverthorn, Naida ^d   Acock, Alan ^c   Vuchinich, Samuel ^c   Flay, Brian R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^f GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BULLYING; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HONESTY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL LEARNING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; CHICAGO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84877917204     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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