Racial–Ethnic Protective Factors and Mechanisms in Psychosocial Prevention and Intervention Programs for Black Youth

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 134-161

  Jones, Shawn C T ^a   Neblett, Enrique W ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Intervention; Prevention; Racial ethnic protective factor; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ETHNOLOGY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROTECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84963745499     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-016-0201-6     Document Type: Review

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