Filipino Americans and Racism: A Multiple Mediation Model of Coping

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-178

  Alvarez, Alvin N ^a   Juang, Linda P ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; Filipino American adults; perceived racism; psychological distress; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHILIPPINES; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950567559     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019091     Document Type: Article

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