Problem behavior and acculturation in moroccan immigrant adolescents in the Netherlands: Effects of gender and parent-child conflict

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 310-317

  Stevens, Gonneke W J M ^a,b   Vollebergh, Wilma A M ^b   Pels, Trees V M ^c   Crijnen, Alfons A M ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Verwey Jonker Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Internalizing and externalizing problems; Moroccans

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247374696     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022107300277     Document Type: Article

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