Subjective Well-Being in Urban Adolescents of Color

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-233

  Vera, Elizabeth ^a   Thakral, Charu ^b   Gonzales, Rufus ^c   Morgan, Melissa ^d   Conner, Wendy ^a   Caskey, Erin ^a   Bauer, Amber ^e   Mattera, Laurie Ann ^f   Clark, Stacy ^e   Bena, Kim ^a   Dick, Laura ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f The Ball Foundation Career Vision Inc

Author keywords

adolescents; life satisfaction; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; URBAN POPULATION; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 47749116446     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.224     Document Type: Article

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