Acculturation, Social Connectedness, and Subjective Well-Being

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-255

  Yoon, Eunju ^a   Lee, Richard M ^b   Goh, Michael ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; enculturation; immigrant; social connectedness; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL NETWORK; WELLBEING;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 47749089313     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.246     Document Type: Article

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