A pilot investigation of the effects of stress on neuropsychological performance in Asian-Indians in the United States

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-63

  Nagra, Ayesha ^a,b   Skeel, Reid L ^a   Sbraga, Tamara Penix ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural population; Neuropsychological assessment; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ASIAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846233125     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.13.1.54     Document Type: Article

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