Developmental Assets and Ethnic Identity as Predictors of Thriving in Hispanic Adolescents

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 510-523

  Alvarado, Melissa ^a   Ricard, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University Corpus Christi   (United States)

Author keywords

developmental assets; Hispanic adolescents; positive youth development; thriving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885136765     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986313499006     Document Type: Article

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