Intergenerational value discrepancies in immigrant and host-national families and their impact on psychological adaptation

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-231

  Sam, David Lackland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adolescents; Cultural values; Immigrants; Intergenerational gap

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037397260     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1971(02)00129-X     Document Type: Article

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