Multiculturalism and Subjective Happiness as Mediated by Cultural and Relational Variables

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-313

  Le, Thao N ^a   Lai, Mary H ^b   Wallen, Judy ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Council on Crime and Delinquency   (United States)

Author keywords

empathy; happiness; multiculturalism; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPATHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 67651160673     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015507     Document Type: Article

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