Education, ethnic identity, and acculturation as predictors of self-esteem in Latino adolescents

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Cavazos Rehg, Patricia A ^a,b   DeLucia Waack, Janice L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 58149269111     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00548.x     Document Type: Article

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