Gendered Racism, Psychological Distress, and Coping Styles of African American Women

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-314

  Thomas, Anita Jones ^a   Witherspoon, Karen M ^c   Speight, Suzette L ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; coping; psychological distress; racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICULTURAL COPING STYLES INVENTORY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; RACISM; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SCHEDULE OF SEXIST EVENTS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 57349120129     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.4.307     Document Type: Article

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