Moderating and mediating effects of gender and psychological disengagement on the academic achievement of African American college students

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-187

  Cokley, Kevin ^a   Moore, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; African American students; Ethnic identity; Gender differences; Psychological disengagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247376427     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798407299512     Document Type: Article

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