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This study examines how relations Between risk and protective factors and p
sychopathology vary by ethnic group, gender, and informant. Data were colle
cted from Caucasian and American Indian adolescents, and their teachers. Re
sults indicate a need for interventions that reduce risk increase protectiv
e factors, and bring about greater convergence in the perceptions teachers
and youth.