The influence of racism-related stress on the academic motivation of black and latino/a students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-149

  Reynolds, Amy L ^a   Sneva, Jacob N ^b   Beehler, Gregory P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 77951264971     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0120     Document Type: Article

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