Latino adolescents' perceived discrimination in online and offline settings: An examination of cultural risk and protective factors

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-100

  Umaña Taylor, Adriana J ^a   Tynes, Brendesha M ^b   Toomey, Russell B ^c   Williams, David R ^d   Mitchell, Kimberly J ^e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnic identity; Racial identity; Resilience; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84925834067     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038432     Document Type: Article

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