Third culture kids and the consequences of international sojourns on authoritarianism, acculturative balance, and positive affect

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 755-763

  Peterson, Bill E ^a   Plamondon, Laila T ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Authoritarianism; Parents; Positive affect; Repatriation; Sojourns; Third culture kids

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349113053     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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