Aims Though public health researchers are more aware of behavioral health concerns
among African American youth, few studies have explored how exposure to community …

Background: Many children and adolescents experience violent events which can be
associated with negative consequences for their development, mental health, school, and …

Early alcohol use is associated with multiple negative outcomes later in life, including
substance use disorders. Identification of factors related to this very early risk indicator can …

The school should represent an institution promoting every student's learning and well-
being. Some students still drop out of school. In this article, caring teacherhood is analyzed …

This study investigates the relationship between Aggressive Behavior and individual factors,
namely trait Emotional Intelligence, personality dimensions, emotion regulation and self …

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between four to five year old
children's social competence levels and their ability to communicate with their mothers …

The ongoing debate over the immigration–crime nexus has continued to attract a wide range
of research efforts in the criminal justice field. To build on these initiatives, this study not only …

Background The current literature examining how community violence exposure (CVE)
differentially relates to oppositional behaviors and conduct problems, as well as factors that …

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the number of juvenile arrests in the United States
peaked at over two million arrests, particularly for violent crimes. While juvenile crime rates …

Immigrant and refugee youth are at elevated risk for joining gangs, which, in turn, is
associated with a host of maladaptive outcomes. Previous literature on risk and protective …