Posttraumatic Growth in Latina Immigrants

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 55-72

  Berger, Roni ^a   Weiss, Tzipi ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced migration; Immigrant women; Immigration; Latinas; Posttraumatic growth; Spanish speaking immigrants; Stress related growth

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN IMMIGRANT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PHILOSOPHY; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33845629911     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n03_03     Document Type: Article

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