Intergenerational family conflict and coping among Hmong American college students

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 482-489

  Su, Jenny ^a   Lee, Richard M ^a   Vang, Shary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Asian Americans; Coping; Family conflict; Hmong

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 27744441016     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.482     Document Type: Article

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