Racial identity mediates the association between ethnic-racial socialization and depressive symptoms

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-207

  Neblett, Enrique W ^a   Cooper, Shauna M ^b   Banks, Kira Hudson ^c   Smalls Glover, Ciara ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American mental health; Depression; Ethnic racial socialization; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84877338970     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032205     Document Type: Article

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