The development of competence holds great interest for parents and society alike. This
article considers implications from research on competence and resilience in children and …

A biopsychosocial model of the development of adolescent chronic conduct problems is
presented and supported through a review of empirical findings. This model posits that …

Interviews were conducted with 336 mother–child dyads (children's ages ranged from 6 to
17 years; mothers' ages ranged from 20 to 59 years) in China, India, Italy, Kenya, the …

Counseling Latinos and la familia provides an integrated approach to understanding Latino
families and increasing competency for counselors and other mental health professional …

Cross-cultural and intracultural evidence converges on the conclusion that four classes of
mental health issues are possible worldwide correlates of parental acceptance-rejection …

The effects of poverty, lack of education and other negative socioeconomic forces on
children's development are examined from an interdisciplinary perspective in this book. It …

Research published during the past decade on African American, Latino, and Asian
American families is reviewed. Emphasis is given to selected issues within the broad …

The purpose of this chapter is to present a parsimonious explanatory framework for the
complex body of knowledge on risk and protective factors for adolescent drug abuse. This …

This study examined the influences of racial discrimination and different racial identity
attitudes on engaging in violent behavior among 325 African American young adults. The …

Economic disadvantage is associated with multiple risks to early socioemotional
development. This article reviews research regarding family stress frameworks to model the …