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Kiang, Lisa; Supple, Andrew J.; Stein, Gabriela L.; Gonzalez, Laura M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Research on the academic adjustment of immigrant adolescents has been predominately conducted in large cities among established migration areas. To broaden the field's restricted focus, data from 172 (58% female) Asian American adolescents who reside within a non-traditional or emerging immigrant community in the Southeastern US were used to…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Adolescents, Gender Discrimination, Asian Americans
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Kiang, Lisa; Andrews, Kandace; Stein, Gabriela L.; Supple, Andrew J.; Gonzalez, Laura M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Socioeconomic stress has long been found to place youth at risk, with low family income conferring disadvantages in adolescents' school achievement and success. This study investigates the role of socioeconomic stress on academic adjustment, and pinpoints family obligation as a possible buffer of negative associations. We examined direct and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Grade Point Average, Adolescents