The effects of religious socialization and religious identity on psychosocial functioning in Korean American adolescents from immigrant families

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 371-380

  Seol, Kyoung Ok ^a   Lee, Richard M ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Korean American adolescents; Problem behaviors; Religious identity; Religious socialization; Social competence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHRISTIANITY; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867878949     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028199     Document Type: Article

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