Family cohesion and its relationship to psychological distress among Latino groups

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-378

  Rivera, Fernando I ^a   Guarnaccia, Peter J ^b   Mulvaney Day, Norah ^c   Lin, Julia Y ^c   Torres, Maria ^c   Alegra, Margarita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family cohesion; Family conflict; Latino ethnic groups; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749135602     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986308318713     Document Type: Article

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