Perceived Racial Discrimination as a Predictor of Health Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Gender

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 160-169

  Brodish, Amanda B ^a   Cogburn, Courtney D ^a   Fuller Rowell, Thomas E ^a   Peck, Stephen ^a   Malanchuk, Oksana ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Discrimination; Exercise; Gender; Health behavior; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873616967     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-011-9050-6     Document Type: Article

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