Stress, self-esteem, hope, optimism, and weil-being in urban, ethnic minority adolescents

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-111

  Vacek, Kimberly R ^a,b   Coyle, Laura D ^a   Vera, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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

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EID: 77951127941     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2010.tb00118.x     Document Type: Article

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