Central American adolescent acculturation and parental distress: Relationship to ratings of adolescent behavior problems

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 3 II, 2003, Pages 1255-1267

  Razzino, Brian ^a   Joseph, Jill ^a   Menvielle, Edgardo ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642312385     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3c.1255     Document Type: Article

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