Ethnocultural and gendered determinants of coping among Mexican American adolescent men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 296-304

  Ojeda, Lizette ^a   Liang, Christopher T H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicultural stress; Coping; Ethnic identity; Masculinity; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905177062     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033293     Document Type: Article

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