Ethnic Identity and Substance Use Among Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents: Moderator Effects of Gender and Time in the United States

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-199

  Kulis, Stephen S ^a   Marsiglia, Flavio F ^a   Kopak, Albert M ^a,b   Olmsted, Maureen E ^a   Crossman, Ashley ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic identity; Mexican heritage; preadolescence; substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858666907     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431610384484     Document Type: Article

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