Post-migratory experiences of newcomer female youth: Self-esteem and identity development

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Khanlou, Nazilla ^a   Crawford, Charmaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; Identity; Immigration; Mental health promotion; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; EDUCATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KOREA; LANGUAGE; MACAU; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUSSIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 31144432032     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-6341-x     Document Type: Article

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