Racial Identity and the MMPI in African American Male College Students

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-353

  Whatley, P Richard ^a   Allen, James ^b,c   Dana, Richard H ^d  

^a Center for Neuropsychology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

African American; MMPI; Multicultural psychological assessment; Racial identity; Racial Identity Attitude Scale Black

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALABAMA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0242349729     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.9.4.345     Document Type: Article

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