Correlates of coping with perceived discriminatory experiences among African American adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-137

  Scott Jr , Lionel D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 1842608976     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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