Cultural communication competence and psychological adjustment: A study of Chinese immigrant children's cross-cultural adaptation in Canada

Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 764-792

  Lee, Betty Kaman ^a   Chen, Ling ^a  

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EID: 0034365523     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365000027006004     Document Type: Article

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