The Association between Racial Socialization and Depression: Testing Direct and Buffering Associations in a Longitudinal Cohort of African American Young Adults

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-225

  Granberg, Ellen M ^a   Edmond, Mary Bond ^b   Simons, Ronald L ^b   Lei, Man Kit ^b   Gibbons, Frederick X ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; discrimination; racial socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993734297     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869312451152     Document Type: Article

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