Racial Identity and Depression Among African American Women

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-255

  Settles, Isis H ^a   Navarrete, Carlos David ^a   Pagano, Sabrina J ^b   Abdou, Cleopatra M ^c   Sidanius, James ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Defense Group Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American Black women; depression; psychological well being; racial identity; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIVATE REGARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952100216     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016442     Document Type: Article

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