An examination of the relationship between general life stress, racism-related stress, and psychological health among black men

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-109

  Pieterse, Alex L ^a,b   Carter, Robert T ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black men; General life stress; Mental health; Racism; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RACISM; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33846058929     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.1.101     Document Type: Article

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