Discrimination and Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Adjustment: The Moderating Roles of Adolescents', Mothers', and Fathers' Cultural Orientations and Values

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-139

  Delgado, Melissa Y ^a   Updegraff, Kimberly A ^b   Roosa, Mark W ^b   Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Adolescence; Cultural orientations and values; Discrimination; Mexican; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651071643     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9467-z     Document Type: Article

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