Perceptions of racism and depressive symptoms in African American adolescents: The role of perceived academic and social control

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-531

  Lambert, Sharon F ^a   Herman, Keith C ^b   Bynum, Mia Smith ^c   Ialongo, Nicholas S ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; African American; Perceived control; Racism

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 61849178718     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9393-0     Document Type: Article

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