Effects of Minority Status and Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 445-469

  Everett, Bethany G ^a   Onge, Jarron Saint ^b   Mollborn, Stefanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Mental health; Minority status

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84964059086     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-016-9391-3     Document Type: Article

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