Family Conflict and Academic Performance of First-Year Asian American Undergraduates

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-426

  Bahrassa, Nazneen F ^a   Syed, Moin ^a   Su, Jenny ^b   Lee, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Asian American; College students; Family conflict; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455205924     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024731     Document Type: Article

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