Cultural identity, perceived discrimination, and parental support as determinants of immigrants' school adjustments: Vietnamese youth in Finland

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-656

  Liebkind, Karmela ^a   Jasinskaja Lahti, Inga ^a   Solheim, Erling ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnic identity; Immigrant adolescents; Perceived discrimination; School adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044235590     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558404269279     Document Type: Review

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