Perpetual foreigner in one's ow n land: Potential implications for identity and psychological adjustment

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-162

  Huynh, Que Lam ^a   Devos, Thierry ^a   Smalarz, Laura ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951872836     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.2.133     Document Type: Article

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