Measuring nigrescence attitudes in school-aged adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-202

  Gardner Kitt, Donna L ^a   Worrell, Frank C ^b  

^a YAI/New York League for Early Learning   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; CRIS; Nigrescence; Racial identity; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; NEGRO; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947263874     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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