Gendered Academic Adjustment among Asian American Adolescents in an Emerging Immigrant Community

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-294

  Kiang, Lisa ^a   Supple, Andrew J ^b   Stein, Gabriela L ^b   Gonzalez, Laura M ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; Asian adolescents; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856800987     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9697-8     Document Type: Article

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