Acculturation and Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Study

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 163-200

  Moyerman, David R ^a   Forman, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84965629261     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863920142001     Document Type: Article

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