Cultural factors in help-seeking for child behavior problems: Value orientation, affective responding, and severity appraisals among Chinese-American parents

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 675-692

  Lau, Anna ^a,b   Takeuchi, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035622481     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.1042     Document Type: Article

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