Developing a bicultural model for academic achievement: A look at acculturative stress, coping, and self-perception

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-299

  Hawley, Suzanne R ^a,c   Chavez, David V ^b   St Romain, Theresa ^c  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Acculturative stress; Coping; Cross cultural research; Latinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547161971     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986307303805     Document Type: Article

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