Latino adolescents' ethnic identity: Is there a developmental progression and does growth in ethnic identity predict growth in self-esteem?

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 391-405

  Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   Gonzales Backen, Melinda A ^a   Guimond, Amy B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARIZONA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 65349157111     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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