Anxiety and depression symptoms and their association with discrimination and a lack of social support among first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents

Rekar Abdulhamed; Kirsti Lonka; Lauri Hietajärvi; Riikka Ikonen; Reija Klemetti

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.03.001

Anxiety and depression symptoms and their association with discrimination and a lack of social support among first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents

Rekar Abdulhamed, Kirsti Lonka, Lauri Hietajärvi, Riikka Ikonen, Reija Klemetti

Tutkimustuotos: Artikkelijulkaisu › Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

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Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Lehti	International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Vuosikerta	87
Sivut	193-205
Sivumäärä	13
ISSN	0147-1767
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.03.001
Tila	Julkaistu - maalisk. 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

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3124 Neurologia ja psykiatria

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Anxiety and depression symptoms and their association with discrimination and a lack of social support among first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents. / Abdulhamed, Rekar ; Lonka, Kirsti ; Hietajärvi, Lauri et al.

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Tutkimustuotos: Artikkelijulkaisu › Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu

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Anxiety and depression symptoms and their association with discrimination and a lack of social support among first- and second-generation immigrant adolescents

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