Getting mad but ending up sad: The mental health consequences for african americans using anger to cope with racism

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1106-1124

  Pittman, Chavella T ^a  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; anger; mental health; racism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGER; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053031277     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934711401737     Document Type: Article

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