Social Cognitive Predictors of Mexican American College Students' Academic and Life Satisfaction

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-71

  Ojeda, Lizette ^a   Flores, Lisa Y ^b   Navarro, Rachel L ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic satisfaction; College students; Life satisfaction; Mexican Americans; Social cognitive

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACCULTURATION; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251575913     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021687     Document Type: Article

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