title: Violent behaviors among African-American adolescents.
abstract: Since the beginning of the 1980s, many urban cities in the U.S. have witnessed an increase in violent behaviors among African-American adolescents, and this trend appears to be gaining momentum. This paper examines Erik Erikson's developmental stage of identity versus identity diffusion and its relationship to African-American adolescents' behavior. In addition, other factors are examined which may be contributing to this phenomenon, and suggestions are offered for therapeutic treatment of this population.
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authors.lastname: Garrett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007063:Identity Crisis; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*