The Role of Attitudinal Familism in Academic Outcomes: A Study of Urban, Latino High School Seniors

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-200

  Esparza, Patricia ^a   Sánchez, Bernadette ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic outcomes; attitudinal familism; urban Latino adolescents

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; URBAN POPULATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 47749100019     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.193     Document Type: Article

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