Racial microaggressions and psychological functioning among highly achieving African-Americans: A mixed-methods approach

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1074-1099

  Torres, Lucas ^a   Driscoll, Mark W ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 78651296668     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.10.1074     Document Type: Article

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