Examining spiritual capital and acculturation across ecological systems: Developmental implications for children and adolescents in diverse immigrant families

Contributions to Human Development

Volumn 24, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-98

  Oh, Soojin S ^a   Yoshikawa, Hirokazu ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84870330926     PISSN: 03014193     EISSN: 16642570     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000331029     Document Type: Article

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