Perceived racial discrimination and negative-mood–related drinking among African American college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 229-236

  O’Hara, Ross E ^a   Armeli, Stephen ^b   Scott, Denise M ^c   Covault, Jonathan ^a   Tennen, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RACISM; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926221399     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.229     Document Type: Article

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