Mapping the Life Satisfaction of Adolescents in Hong Kong Secondary Schools With High Ethnic Concentration

Youth and Society

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 539-556

  Yuen, Yuet Mui Celeste ^a   Lee, Moosung ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross cultural analysis; education; mental health; race ethnicity; south asian students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FRIEND; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; RACE; SOUTH ASIAN; STUDENT;

EID: 84969765285     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X13502060     Document Type: Article

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