Ethnic Differences in Family Stress Processes Among African-Americans and Black Caribbeans

Journal of African American Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 406-422

  Goosby, Bridget J ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra Howard ^b   Bellatorre, Anna ^a   Jackson, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Black Caribbean; Depressive symptoms; Family; Intraracial; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864133346     PISSN: 15591646     EISSN: 19364741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12111-011-9203-0     Document Type: Article

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