Health-Related Stereotype Threat Predicts Health Services Delays Among Blacks

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-136

  Jones, Paul R ^a   Taylor, Dexter M ^a   Dampeer Moore, Jodi ^b   Van Allen, Katherine L ^c   Saunders, Darlene R ^a   Snowden, Cecelia B ^a   Johnson, Mark B ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blacks; Health disparities; Health services; Health related stereotype threat scale; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877780368     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-013-9088-8     Document Type: Article

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