Stereotype threat and the cognitive performance of adolescent immigrants: The role of cultural identity strength

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-81

  Weber, Silvana ^a,b   Appel, Markus ^a   Kronberger, Nicole ^b  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescent immigrants; Identity strength; Social identity; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935019319     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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