Violated Expectations and Acculturative Stress Among U.S. Hispanic Immigrants

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Negy, Charles ^a   Schwartz, Shari ^a   Reig Ferrer, Abilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

acculturative stress; expectancy violation; Hispanic immigrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RACISM; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650983094     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015109     Document Type: Article

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