The relations of immigrant-specific and immigrant-nonspecific daily hassles to distress controlling for psychological adjustment and cultural competence

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 299-320

  Safdar, Saba F ^a,b   Lay, Clarry H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0037990090     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01898.x     Document Type: Review

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