The relationships among perceived discrimination, marianismo gender role attitudes, racial-ethnic socialization, coping styles, and mental health outcomes in Latina College Students

Journal of Latina/o Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-15

  Sanchez, Delida ^a   Smith, Leann V ^a   Adams, Whitney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

coping strategies; Latina college students; marianismo; perceived discrimination; racial ethnic socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040868295     PISSN: 21681678     EISSN: 21630070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lat0000077     Document Type: Article

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