Similarities and differences in acculturation among mothers, fathers, and children in immigrant Chinese families

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 723-741

  Costigan, Catherine E ^a   Dokis, Daphné P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Chinese families; Immigration; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749642013     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022106292080     Document Type: Article

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