Perceptions of Vietnamese fathers' acculturation levels, parenting styles, and mental health outcomes in Vietnamese american adolescent immigrants

Social Work

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-346

  Nguyen, Peter V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarian; Authoritative; Depression; Refugees; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349107223     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/53.4.337     Document Type: Article

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