Community Violence and Racial Socialization: Their Influence on the Psychosocial Well-Being of African American College Students

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 358-383

  Banerjee, Meeta ^a   Rowley, Stephanie J ^a   Johnson, Deborah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; community violence; psychological well being; racial socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936933470     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798414539174     Document Type: Article

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