Direct and Indirect Pathways From Adverse Childhood Experiences to High School Dropout Among High-Risk Adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 327-341

  Morrow, Anne S ^a   Villodas, Miguel T ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL DROPOUT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES; CAREGIVERS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85044352526     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12332     Document Type: Article

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