Covariates of Subjective well-being among Latin American immigrants in Spain: The role of social integration in the community

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 761-775

  Herrero, Juan ^a   Fuente, Asur ^a   Gracia, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 80051593758     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20468     Document Type: Article

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