The Role of Family Obligations and School Adjustment in Explaining the Immigrant Paradox

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-196

  van Geel, Mitch ^a   Vedder, Paul ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Family obligations; Immigrant adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651108202     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9468-y     Document Type: Article

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