Immigrants' social integration as a function of approach-avoidance orientation and problem-solving style

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 498-505

  Rubin, Mark ^a   Watt, Sue E ^b   Ramelli, Marcella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Approach orientation; Avoidance orientation; Immigration; Independent self construal; Interdependent self construal; Prevention focus; Problem solving; Promotion focus; Regulatory focus; Social integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861768512     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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