Ethnic identity assessment among inner-city African American children: Evaluating the applicability of the multigroup ethnic identity measure

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-304

  Reese, Le'Roy E ^a   Vera, Elizabeth M ^b   Paikoff, Roberta L ^c  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0003367702     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00957984980243002     Document Type: Article

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