Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ649403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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Dimensions of the Construct of Resilience and Adaptation among Inner-City Youth.
Tiet, Quyen Q.; Huizinga, David
Journal of Adolescent Research, v17 n3 p260-76 May 2002
Reviewed construct of resilience and adaptation by measuring psychosocial functioning, self-esteem, academic performance, absence or low level of drug use, gang involvement, and delinquent activities among 877 at-risk youths. Found adjustment and low level of antisocial behavior as two latent constructs of resilience and adaptation. (Author/DLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Coping, Delinquency, Drug Use, Ethnic Groups, Individual Development, Juvenile Gangs, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Health, Persistence, Psychological Patterns, Resilience (Personality), Self Esteem, Structural Equation Models, Youth Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado (Denver)
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