Self-esteem among Vietnamese American adolescents: The role of self-construal, family cohesion, and social support

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 21-40

  Lam, Brian Trung ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Self construal; Self esteem; Social support; Vietnamese American adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750372645     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v14n03_02     Document Type: Article

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