Racial Discrimination and Resilience in African American Young Adults: Examining Rsocialization as a Moderator

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-285

  Brown, Danice L ^a   Tylka, Tracy L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; college students; racial discrimination; racial socialization messages; resilience; young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959442258     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798410390689     Document Type: Article

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