Discrimination, acculturation, acculturative stress, and Latino psychological distress: A moderated mediational model

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

  Torres, Lucas ^a   Driscoll, Mark W ^a   Voell, Maria ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Acculturative stress; Latino mental health; Perceived discrimination; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATIVE STRESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861152258     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026710     Document Type: Article

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