Coping with discrimination among Mexican American college students

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 404-413

  Villegas Gold, Roberto ^a   Yoo, Hyung Chol ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Coping; Mexican American; Multiple mediation; Perceived discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904370051     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036591     Document Type: Article

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