Ethnic group differences in reasons for living and the moderating role of cultural worldview

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 372-378

  Walker, Rheeda L ^a,b   Alabi, David ^a   Roberts, Jessica ^a   Obasi, Ezemenari M ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cultural worldview; Depression; Hopelessness; Reasons for living; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PREDICTION; REASONS FOR LIVING INVENTORY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE; WORLDVIEW ANALYSIS SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955382278     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019720     Document Type: Article

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