Coping with a New Society: The Unique Psychosocial Problems of Immigrant Youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 98-102

  James, Delores C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MIGRATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0031092962     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb03422.x     Document Type: Article

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