Cultural differences in daily support experiences

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-420

  Wang, Shu wen ^a   Shih, Josephine H ^b   Hu, Alison W ^a   Louie, Jennifer Y ^a   Lau, Anna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Cultural differences; Daily diary; Harmony; Social support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FUNDING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955411827     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019885     Document Type: Article

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