The role of identity in international students' psychological well-being in the United States: A model of depression level, identity gaps, discrimination, and acculturation

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 605-624

  Jung, Eura ^a   Hecht, Michael L ^b   Wadsworth, Brooke Chapman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Depression; Discrimination; Identity gaps; Social support; Social undermining

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547753649     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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