Racial identity as a predictor of the psychological health of African American students at a predominantly White university

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-66

  Pillay, Yegan ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; African American; Psychological health; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644440333     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798404268282     Document Type: Review

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