Racial Barrier Socialization and the Well-Being of African American Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Mother-Adolescent Relationship Quality

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 895-903

  Cooper, Shauna M ^a   Mcloyd, Vonnie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 81255197068     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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