Enculturation of Korean American adolescents within familial and cultural contexts: The mediating role of ethnic identity

Family Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-412

  Park, Irene J Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian adolescents; Enculturation; Ethnic identity; Family processes; Immigration; Native language fluency

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548553345     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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