The effects of changes in racial identity and self-esteem on changes in African American adolescents' mental health

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1660-1675

  Mandara, Jelani ^a   Gaylord Harden, Noni K ^b   Richards, Maryse H ^b   Ragsdale, Brian L ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY; CHICAGO; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 72449152664     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01360.x     Document Type: Article

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