Racial and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Depressive Symptoms Among Black and White Youth: An Examination of the Mediating Effects of Family Structure, Stress and Support

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-437

  Miller, Byron ^a   Taylor, John ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Emotional family support; Family stressors; Family structure; Race; SES

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858008501     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9672-4     Document Type: Article

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