Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Latino Adults: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity Cluster Patterns

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 230-254

  Chavez Korell, Shannon ^a   Torres, Lucas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; ethnic identity; Ethnic Identity Scale; Latino adults; perceived stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892585006     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000013477905     Document Type: Article

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