Mexican american adolescents' cultural orientation, externalizing behavior and academic engagement: The role of traditional cultural values

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 151-164

  Gonzales, Nancy A ^a   Germán, Miguelina ^a   Kim, Su Yeong ^b   George, Preethy ^a   Fabrett, Fairlee C ^a   Millsap, Roger ^a   Dumka, Larry E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic engagement; Acculturation; Externalizing; Immigrant; Mexican

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149093878     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9152-x     Document Type: Article

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