A Question of Color: The Influence of Skin Color and Stress on Resting Blood Pressure and Body Mass Among African American Women

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 424-450

  Armstead, Cheryl A ^a   Hébert, James R ^a   Griffin, Eugena K ^a   Prince, Glenn M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Palmetto Alliance for Targeted Health   (United States)

Author keywords

African centered psychology; college student development; health psychology; perceived discrimination; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908499122     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798413494404     Document Type: Article

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