Parental contributions to Southeast Asian American adolescents' well-being

Youth and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-306

  Ying, Yu Wen ^a   Han, Meekyung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational relationship; Parental acculturation; Parental involvement; Southeast Asian American adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249088375     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X08315506     Document Type: Article

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