A longitudinal study of African American women and the maintenance of a healthy self-esteem

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-328

  Patterson, Kelly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Black feminism; Self esteem; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350549999     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798404266065     Document Type: Article

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