Psychological well-being and sociocultural adaptation in college-aged, repatriated, missionary kids

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 721-733

  Klemens, Michael J ^a   Bikos, Lynette H ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

missionary children; psychological well being; repatriation; sociocultural adaptation; third culture kids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880971959     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670903032629     Document Type: Article

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