The Role of Stress Exposure and Family Functioning in Internalizing Outcomes of Urban Families

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1351-1365

  Sheidow, Ashli J ^a   Henry, David B ^b   Tolan, Patrick H ^c   Strachan, Martha K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family functioning; Internalizing; Mediator moderator; Stress exposure; Urban families

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916897802     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: 15732843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9793-3     Document Type: Article

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