Seeking and Finding Positive Youth Development Among Zulu Youth in South African Townships

Child Development

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1079-1086

  Schwartz, Kelly D ^a   Theron, Linda C ^b   Scales, Peter C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Search Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BLACK PERSON; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACADEMIC SUCCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 85020377758     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12869     Document Type: Article

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