The Relationship between Racial Identity and Self-Esteem in African American College and High School Students

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 715-724

  Rowley, Stephanie J ^a   Sellers, Robert M ^b   Chavous, Tabbye M ^c   Smith, Mia A ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032014695     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.74.3.715     Document Type: Article

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