Degree of acculturation and adherence to Asian values as correlates of psychological distress among Korean immigrants

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-617

  Shim, Young R ^a   Schwartz, Robert C ^b  

^a Cuyahoga Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Asian values; Korean immigrants; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; IMMIGRANT; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56249125676     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701506838     Document Type: Article

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