Gender role orientation and anxiety symptoms among African American adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-449

  Palapattu, Anuradha G ^a   Kingery, Julie Newman ^a   Ginsburg, Golda S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American gender role orientation and anxiety symptoms among African American adolescents; Anxiety symptoms; Gender role orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILDREN'S SEX ROLE INVENTORY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33745640540     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9023-1     Document Type: Article

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