Risk and Protective Predictors of Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents from Immigrant Backgrounds

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1544-1558

  Nguyen, Hien ^a   Rawana, Jennine S ^a   Flora, David B ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Canada; Depression; Immigrant; Multi level models

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053929812     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9636-8     Document Type: Article

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