Urban Youth under Stress: Empirical Identification of Protective Factors.

Weist, Mark D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ520950

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Publication Date: 1995

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Urban Youth under Stress: Empirical Identification of Protective Factors.

Weist, Mark D.; And Others

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v24 n6 p705-21 Dec 1995

The influence of stress as mediated or moderated by locus of control, family environment, social support, and coping style on psychological adjustment and school performance was studied for 164 urban ninth graders. External locus of control increased vulnerability for both sexes, but gender differences in other protective functions are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Coping, Family Environment, Grade 9, High School Students, High Schools, Identification, Locus of Control, Sex Differences, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables, Urban Problems, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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