Negotiating identity development among undocumented immigrant college students: A grounded theory study

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-264

  Ellis, Lauren M ^a   Chen, Eric C ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Identity development; Undocumented immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIGRATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882593943     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031350     Document Type: Article

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