Attributions and Race Are Critical: Perceived Criticism in a Sample of African American and White Community Participants

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 817-830

  Allred, Kelly M ^a   Chambless, Dianne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Attributions; Perceived criticism; Racial cultural differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; THINKING; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908207004     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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