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ERIC Number: EJ654763
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
Association of Language Spoken at Home with Health and School Issues among Asian American Adolescents.
Yu, Stella M.; Huang, Zhihuan J.; Schwalberg, Renee H.; Overpeck, Mary D.; Kogan, Michael D.
Journal of School Health, v72 n5 p192-98 May 2002
Examined the relationship between language spoken at home and school and health risks and behaviors of Asian American adolescents. Data from the World Health Organization Study of Health Behavior in School Children indicated increased risk for physical, psychosocial, and school health problems among these students. The risks were greater for the Asian American students whose families were less acculturated. (SM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Asian Americans, Health Behavior, Immigrants, Parent Influence, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Psychosocial Factors; Risk Taking Behavior