A twelve-year longitudinal analysis of positive youth development among rural African american males

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 512-525

  Murry, Velma M ^a   Berkel, Cady ^b   Simons, Ronald L ^b   Simons, Leslie G ^b   Gibbons, Frederick X ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84906052021     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12129     Document Type: Article

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