Perceived discrimination and psychological distress among asian americans: Does education matter?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 932-943

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Hong, Seunghye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Education; Perceived discrimination; Place of education; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883559615     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9676-5     Document Type: Article

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