A Concomitant Examination of the Relations of Perceived Racist and Sexist Events to Psychological Distress for African American Women

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 451-469

  Moradi, Bonnie ^a   Subich, Linda Mezydlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 3042767305     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000003031004007     Document Type: Article

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