Academic achievement and college persistence of african american students with trauma exposure

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 582-592

  Boyraz, Güler ^a   Horne, Sharon G ^b   Owens, Archandria C ^c   Armstrong, Aisha P ^d  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; African american college students; College persistence; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84887561777     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033672     Document Type: Article

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