Social participation and psychological distress among immigrants from the former Soviet Union: A comparative study in Israel and Germany

International Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-488

  Slonim Nevo, Vered ^a   Mirsky, Julia ^a   Nauck, Bernhard ^b   Horowitz, Tamar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent stress; Adult adaptation; Immigration; Psychological well being; Social participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250163242     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807077908     Document Type: Article

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