The protective role of maternal racial socialization for African American adolescents exposed to community violence

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 548-557

  Henry, Jessica S ^a   Lambert, Sharon F ^b   Bynum, Mia Smith ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African american adolescents; Community violence; Culture; Race; Racial socialization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGGRESSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIALIZATION; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84938928843     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/fam0000135     Document Type: Article

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