Resilience from childhood stressors: The role of cultural resilience, ethnic identity, and gender identity

Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-138

  Clauss Ehlers, Caroline S ^a,b   Yang, Ya Ting T ^c   Chen, Wan Chun J ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348907639     PISSN: 15289168     EISSN: 19409214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2513/s15289168jicap0501_7     Document Type: Article

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