The role of critical ethnic awareness and social support in the discrimination-depression relationship among Asian Americans: Path analysis

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-60

  Kim, Isok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Critical ethnic awareness; Depression; Discrimination; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DEPRESSION; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATH ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RACISM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RACISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893449459     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034529     Document Type: Article

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