Cross's nigrescence model: From theory to scale to theory

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 174-200

  Vandiver, Beverly J ^a   Fhagen Smith, Peony E ^b   Cokley, Kevin O ^c   Cross Jr , William E ^d   Worrell, Frank C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035402209     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2001.tb00516.x     Document Type: Article

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