Family and neighborhood fit or misfit and the adaptation of Mexican Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Roosa, Mark W ^a   Weaver, Scott R ^a,b   White, Rebecca M B ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^a   Knight, George P ^a   Gonzales, Nancy ^a   Saenz, Delia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Goodness of fit; Mental health; Mexican American; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349667365     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9246-8     Document Type: Article

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