Toward the development of an ethnic identity measure for African American youth

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 358-377

  Smith, Emilie Phillips ^a   Brookins, Craig C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011455238     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00957984970234004     Document Type: Article

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