Conformity to masculine norms, Asian values, coping strategies, peer group influences and substance use among Asian American men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-39

  Liu, William Ming ^a   Iwamoto, Derek Kenji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American men; Coping styles; Cultural values; Enculturation; Masculinity; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846613269     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.8.1.25     Document Type: Article

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