Racism experiences and psychological functioning in African American college freshmen: Is racial socialization a buffer?

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-71

  Bynum, Mia Smith ^a,b   Burton, E Thomaseo ^a,b   Best, Candace ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; College students; Psychosocial outcomes; Racial socialization; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SOCIALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PREJUDICE; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 33846252333     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.13.1.64     Document Type: Article

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