Social embeddedness and psychological well-being among African Americans and Whites

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 519-536

  Snowden, Lonnie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; African Americans; Coping; Mental health; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035433006     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010480816822     Document Type: Article

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