Effects of familism and family cohesion on poblem behaviors among adolescents in Mexican immigrant families in the Southwest United States

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-220

  Marsiglia, Flavio F ^a   Parsai, Monica ^a   Stephen, Kulis ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing problems; Familism; Mexican adolescents; Resiliency

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549093946     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313200903070965     Document Type: Article

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