The Effect of Intergenerational Conflict and School-Based Racial Discrimination on Depression and Academic Achievement in Filipino American Adolescents

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 19-35

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a   Han, Meekyung ^b  

^a School Social Welfare   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescents; Depression; Filipino American; Intergenerational conflict; Racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENCE; CULTURAL CONFLICT; MENTAL HEALTH; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACISM; YOUNG POPULATION; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 33846044806     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n04_03     Document Type: Article

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