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Title Asian American and Pacific Islander children and mental health / Frederick T.L. Leong [and others], editors
Published Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (2 volumes)
Series Child psychology and mental health
Child psychology and mental health.
Contents 1. Asians and the Immigrant Paradox / Huong Nguyen -- 2. Immigration, Ecological Contexts, and Asian American Children's Mental Health / Tzu-Fen Chang -- 3. Acculturative Family Distancing / Wei-Chin Hwang -- 4. Acculturation and Adjustment in Asian American Children and Families / Huong H. Nguyen -- 5. Emotion Development in Asian American Youth and Children / Cindy H. Liu -- 6. Temperament, Self-Regulation, and School Adjustment in Asian American Children / Yu-pei Chang -- 7. Academic and Educational Achievement among Asian American Children and Youth / Noriel E. Lim -- 8. Ethnic Identity of Asian American Youth: Process, Context, and Outcomes / Sara Douglass -- 9. Hostile Hallways: Asian American Adolescents' Experiences of Peer Discrimination in School / Sumie Okazaki -- 10. Racial Discrimination and Mental Health among Asian American Youth / Sapna Cheryan -- 1. Asian American Youth's Depression and Anxiety in Cultural Context / Brittany Lannert
2. Risk Factors for Problem Behaviors and Conduct Disorders Among Asian American Children and Youth / Yoonsun Choi -- 3. Suicide Among Asian and Pacific Islander American Youth / Y. Joel Wong -- 4. Substance Use and Abuse Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth in the United States / Larke Nahme Huang -- 5. Stress and Coping Among Asian American Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Children and Youth: An Asset Approach / Agnes Kwong -- 6. Mental Health and Adjustment of Asian American Adoptees / Maria Berbery -- 7. Family Socialization in the Development of Asian American Child Psychopathology and Psychological Well-Being / May Kim -- 8. Directions in Understanding, Preventing, and Treating Disruptions in Parenting and Child Behavior Problems in Asian American Families / Anna S. Lau -- 9. Mental Health Services for Asian American Youth / May Yeh -- 10. Conceptualizing and Improving Asian American Children and Youth Programs: A Setting-Level Approach / Hirokazu Yoshikawa
Summary There are some three million Asian American children under age 18 living in the United States today. Hailing from 29 subgroups that differ in language, religion, and customs, they can be one of the most challenging groups to research and understand. What factors put these children at risk? Conversely, what fuels those who persist and succeed?
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Asian Americans -- Mental health.
Asian Americans -- Psychology
Asian Americans -- Social conditions
Pacific Islander Americans -- Mental health.
Pacific Islander Americans -- Psychology
Pacific Islander Americans -- Social conditions
Mental health.
Asian -- psychology
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander -- psychology
Minors -- psychology
Mental Health
mental health.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
Mental health
Asian Americans -- Mental health
Asian Americans -- Psychology
Asian Americans -- Social conditions
Pacific Islander Americans -- Mental health
Form Electronic book
Author Leon, Frederick T. L.
ISBN 9780313383007
0313383006
9780313383014
0313383014