Racial discrimination, coping, life satisfaction, and self-esteem among African Americans

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-80

  Utsey, Shawn O ^a,c   Ponterotto, Joseph G ^b   Reynolds, Amy L ^b   Cancelli, Anthony A ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 312 Kozlowski Hall ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0040958434     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02562.x     Document Type: Article

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