Acculturative stress and depressive symptoms among Asian immigrants in the United States: The roles of social support and negative interaction

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 217-226

  Xu, Ling ^a   Chi, Iris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; acculturative stress; Asian immigrants; depressive symptoms; negative interaction; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885120823     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030167     Document Type: Article

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