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Fernandez, Ivelisse Torres – Communique, 2015
In the southwestern United States, there is a group of children who are referred to as "borderland children" who experience additional challenges that place them at higher risk of developing mental health and other related problems. For the purpose of this article, borderland children are defined as children who reside in towns and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Mental Health, Health Services, Immigration
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Patel, Sheetal G.; Salahuddin, Nazish M.; O'Brien, Karen M. – Journal of Career Development, 2008
Individual (gender and acculturation), microsystem (social support), exosystem (socioeconomic status), and macrosystem (racism) variables were examined as predictors of career decision-making self-efficacy in a sample of 85 Vietnamese adolescents in the Washington, D.C., area. English language acculturation and peer support accounted for unique…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Acculturation, Adolescents