Self-construal and socio-emotional development among Vietnamese-American adolescents: An examination of different types of self-construal

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-75

  Lam, Brian Trung ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 33646265797     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025406062125     Document Type: Article

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