Racial/Ethnic Identity and Subjective Physical and Mental Health of Latino Americans: An Asset Within?

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 173-184

  Ai, Amy L ^a   Aisenberg, Eugene ^b   Weiss, Saskia I ^a   Salazar, Dulny ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cultural strength; Latino; Racial ethnic identity; Religious involvement; Self rated physical and mental health; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893961436     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9635-5     Document Type: Article

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