Attachment, sense of coherence, and mental health among Chinese American college students: Variation by migration status

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-544

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a   Lee, Peter Allen ^b   Tsai, Jeanne L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese American; College challenges; Depression; Parent attachment; Peer attachment; Sense of coherence; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547746092     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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