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Peer reviewedMarkstrom, Carol A.; Marshall, Sheila K.; Tryon, Robin J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Examines social support and coping in relation to resiliency among a sample of rural, low-income Appalachian African-American and White adolescents. Regression analyses reveal that social support from family and problem-focused, avoidance, and wishful-thinking forms of coping significantly predicted resiliency. Race and gender distinctions were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, High Schools, Low Income Groups
Burke, Leslie; Edington, Everett D. – 1980
Generalizations about rural youth can be misleading as they are heterogeneous in their backgrounds, cultural heritage, values, and aspirations. This diversity is especially apparent when ethnic subgroups are examined. Black and Hispanic rural youth tend to have lower levels of achievement than white rural youth. This should be kept in mind when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
