Demanding kin relations and depressive symptoms among low-income African American women: Mediating effects of self-esteem and optimism

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-308

  Taylor, Ronald D ^a   Budescu, Mia ^a   McGill, Rebecca Kang ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Demanding; Kin; Low income; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OPTIMISM; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79960992168     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024189     Document Type: Article

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