Mexican-Origin Early Adolescents’ Ethnic Socialization, Ethnic Identity, and Psychosocial Functioning

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-200

  Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   O’donnell, Megan ^a   Knight, George P ^a   Roosa, Mark W ^a   Berkel, Cady ^a   Nair, Rajni ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early adolescents; ethnic identity; ethnic socialization; Mexican origin; psychosocial adjustment; social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892580342     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000013477903     Document Type: Article

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