Perceived discrimination, group identification, and life satisfaction among multiracial people: A test of the rejection-identification model

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-328

  Giamo, Lisa S ^a   Schmitt, Michael T ^a   Outten, H Robert ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Multiracial identification; Rejection identification model; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RACE; REJECTION IDENTIFICATION MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872231826     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029729     Document Type: Article

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