Africentrism: Psychometric analyses of a self-report measure

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-106

  Grills, Cheryl ^a   Longshore, Douglas ^b,c  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0002278106     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00957984960221007     Document Type: Article

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