Coping with Racial Discrimination: Assessing the Vulnerability of African Americans and the Mediated Moderation of Psychosocial Resources

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-150

  Miller, Byron ^a   Rote, Sunshine M ^b   Keith, Verna M ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; discrimination; mastery; social support; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993813069     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869313483757     Document Type: Article

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