The influence of nondisclosure on the mental health of urban african-american adolescents exposed to community violence

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 208-220

  Dinizulu, Sonya Mathies ^a   Grant, Kathryn E ^b   McIntosh, Jeanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; internalizing symptoms; nondisclosure; urban poverty; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84904609554     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2014.916583     Document Type: Article

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