Friend Affiliations and School Adjustment Among Mexican-American Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Peer and Parent Support

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1969-1981

  Espinoza, Guadalupe ^a   Gillen O’Neel, Cari ^b   Gonzales, Nancy A ^c   Fuligni, Andrew J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Friend affiliations; Friend support; Mexican American youth; Parental support; School adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84911885457     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-0023-5     Document Type: Article

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