Relationship among perceived parental trauma, parental attachment, and sense of coherence in Southeast Asian American College Students

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 25-45

  Han, Meekyung ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Parental attachment; Perceived parental trauma; Sense of coherence; Southeast Asian American

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745746428     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v09n02_02     Document Type: Article

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