Academic Achievement and Depressive Symptoms in Low-Income Latino Youth

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 565-577

  Zychinski, Kristen E ^a   Polo, Antonio J ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic orientation; Acculturative stress; Depressive symptoms; Latino youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864290481     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9509-5     Document Type: Article

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