Language measurement equivalence of the ethnic identity scale with Mexican American early adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 817-852

  White, Rebecca M B ^a   Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   Knight, George P ^a   Zeiders, Katharine H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross cultural; ethnic identity; Hispanic Latino Latina; measurement validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455135066     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431610376246     Document Type: Article

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