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ERIC Number: EJ434853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Vulnerability and Resilience: A Study of High-Risk Adolescents.
Luthar, Suniya S.
Child Development, v62 n3 p600-16 Jun 1991
Factors that allowed inner-city ninth graders to maintain socially competent behavior in spite of stress were examined. Findings yield insights on the ways in which personality variables may interact with stress to influence social competence among inner-city adolescents. (GLR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 9, High Risk Students, Inner City, Interpersonal Competence, Life Events, Personality Traits, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Protective Behavior; Resilience (Psychology); Vulnerability