Disaggregating the Effects of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on the Mental Health of Asian Americans

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Hwang, Wei Chin ^a   Ting, Julia Y ^b  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; acculturative stress; Asian American; depression; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 43049171697     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.2.147     Document Type: Article

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