Associations among Asian Americans' enculturation, emotional experiences, and depressive symptoms

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-116

  Wong, Y Joel ^a,d   Tran, Kimberly K ^b   Lai, Andre ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64549095263     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2009.tb00095.x     Document Type: Article

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