Bidimensional measurement of acculturation in a multiethnic community sample of First-Generation immigrants

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-138

  Dere, Jessica ^a   Ryder, Andrew G ^a   Kirmayer, Laurence J ^b  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bidimensional measurement; Community sample; Domains; First generation immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951776837     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016145     Document Type: Article

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