Gender, sex role ideology, and self-esteem among east Asian immigrants in the United States

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 708-711

  Barry, Declan T ^a   Bernard, Matthew J ^b   Beitel, Mark ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b APT Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Gender; Immigrant; Self esteem; Sex role

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ASSOCIATION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; IMMIGRANT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL VALUE; PREDICTION; PRIVACY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FAR EAST; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748787948     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000235788.15722.99     Document Type: Article

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