Longitudinal associations between experienced racial discrimination and depressive symptoms in African American adolescents

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1190-1196

  English, Devin ^a   Lambert, Sharon F ^a   Ialongo, Nicholas S ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African american; Racial discrimination; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RACISM; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84897964894     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034703     Document Type: Article

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