A Bilinear Multidimensional Measurement Model of Asian American Acculturation and Enculturation: Implications for Counseling Interventions

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-131

  Miller, Matthew J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Asian American; confirmatory factor analysis; enculturation; model testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34548817268     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.2.118     Document Type: Article

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