Cultural orientations, daily activities, and adjustment in Mexican American youth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 627-641

  McHale, Susan M ^a   Updegraff, Kimberly A ^b   Kim, Ji Yeon ^c   Cansler, Emily ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescence; Culture; Family processes; Mexican American; Time use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; MEXICAN AMERICAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; TELEVISION;

EID: 63049120154     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9321-8     Document Type: Article

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