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Direct linkJones, Deborah J.; Forehand, Gregory – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
We focused on the stability of child problem behaviors in a sample of 124 low-income inner-city African American families. Internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed longitudinally across four years. Test-retest correlation coefficients indicated that the relative stability of both internalizing and externalizing problems over the…
Descriptors: African American Children, Behavior Problems, Mother Attitudes, Longitudinal Studies
Jones, Deborah J.; Foster, Sarah; Forehand, Greg; O'Connell, Cara – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2005
We examined the association between neighborhood violence and three domains of psychosocial adjustment in low-income, urban African American children: internalizing, externalizing, and physical symptoms. Based on anecdotal and empirical evidence, it was hypothesized that, relative to internalizing and externalizing problems, a stronger association…
Descriptors: Evidence, African American Children, Neighborhoods, Prevention
