Perceived racial discrimination, social support, and psychological adjustment among African American college students

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-454

  Prelow, Hazel M ^a   Mosher, Catherine E ^a   Bowman, Marvella A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Perceived discrimination; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749588155     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798406292677     Document Type: Article

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