Anger suppression, interdependent self-construal, and depression among Asian American and European American college students

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Cheung, Rebecca Y M ^a   Park, Irene J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger suppression; Asian American college students; Depressive symptoms; Emotion regulation; Interdependent self construal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DEPRIVATION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549252755     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020655     Document Type: Article

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