The Impact of Bicultural Stress on Mexican American Adolescents’ Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation: Gender Matters

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 342-364

  Piña Watson, Brandy ^a   Dornhecker, Marianela ^b   Salinas, Samantha R ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; depression; discrimination; family stress; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938323732     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986315586788     Document Type: Article

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