Masculinity ideology and forgiveness of racial discrimination among African American men: Direct and interactive relationships

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 679-692

  Hammond, Wizdom Powell ^a   Banks, Kira Hudson ^b   Mattis, Jacqueline S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Forgiveness; Male role norms; Masculinity ideology; Personality; Positive psychology; Racial discrimination; Religious coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845645886     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9123-y     Document Type: Article

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