Evaluating an abbreviated version of the hispanic stress inventory for immigrants

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 498-515

  Cavazos Rehg, Patricia A ^a,c   Zayas, Luis H ^a   Walker, Mark S ^a   Fisher, Edwin B ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturative stress; Emotional distress; Factor analysis; Hispanic immigrant; Hispanic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749830371     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306291740     Document Type: Article

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