Psychological adaptation of adolescent immigrants from the former soviet union in germany: Acculturation versus age-related time trends

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-76

  Michel, Andrea ^a   Titzmann, Peter F ^a   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

adolescence; depressed mood; immigrants; longitudinal; psychological adaptation; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655172553     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022111416662     Document Type: Article

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