Protective effects of ethnic identity on Mexican American college students' psychological well-being

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 536-552

  Iturbide, Maria I ^a   Raffaelli, Marcela ^b   Carlo, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturative stress; Ethnic identity; Mexican American college students; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350782102     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986309345992     Document Type: Article

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