How Do Forced-Choice Dilemmas Affect Multiracial People? The Role of Identity Autonomy and Public Regard in Depressive Symptoms

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1657-1677

  Sanchez, Diana T ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955152128     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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