The adverse impact of racial microaggressions on college students' self-esteem

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 461-474

  Nadal, Kevin L ^a   Wong, Yinglee ^a   Griffin, Katie E ^a   Davidoff, Kristin ^a   Sriken, Julie ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

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EID: 84905253496     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2014.0051     Document Type: Article

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