Discrimination distress among Chinese American adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Grossman, Jennifer M ^a   Liang, Belle ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Early adolescence; Peers; Racism; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249067634     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-007-9215-1     Document Type: Article

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