Intergenerational cultural dissonance, parent-child conflict and bonding, and youth problem behaviors among Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant families

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-96

  Choi, Yoonsun ^a   He, Michael ^a   Harachi, Tracy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodian youth; Immigrant family; Intergenerational cultural dissonance; Parent child conflict; Positive parent child bonding; Problem behaviors; Vietnamese youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249066769     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-007-9217-z     Document Type: Article

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