Identity Exploration, Commitment, and Distress: A Cross National Investigation in China, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-75

  Berman, Steven L ^a   You, Yu Fang ^a   Schwartz, Seth ^b   Teo, Grace ^a   Mochizuki, Kohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Cross national; Identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851512412     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-010-9127-1     Document Type: Article

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