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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ881620
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Apr
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-8534
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Vietnamese Immigrant and Refugee Women's Mental Health: An Examination of Age of Arrival, Length of Stay, Income, and English Language Proficiency
Brown, Chris; Schale, Codi L.; Nilsson, Johanna E.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, v38 n2 p66-76 Apr 2010
Vietnamese immigrant and refugee women (N = 83) were surveyed regarding their mental health, English language proficiency, age of arrival, length of stay, and income. English language proficiency and age of arrival correlated with reduced symptomatology. Moreover, English language proficiency was the sole predictor of somatic distress. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Immigrants, Refugees, Females, Mental Health, Income, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Age, Counseling
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Hopkins Symptom Checklist
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