Nonsupportive parenting affects telomere length in young adulthood among african americans: Mediation through substance use

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 967-972

  Beach, Steven R H ^a   Lei, Man Kit ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a   Yu, Tianyi ^a   Philibert, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Parent child relations; Psychological; Stress; Telomere shortening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPLICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELOMERE SHORTENING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925608091     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/fam0000039     Document Type: Article

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