Mediators of stereotype threat among black college students

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 557-575

  Massey, Douglas S ^a   Owens, Jayanti ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic underachievement; African Americans; higher education; race; selective colleges; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLACK POPULATION; GLOBALIZATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; RACE; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

EID: 84893380756     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2013.786110     Document Type: Article

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