Race, Emotional Reliance, and Mental Health

Society and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 69-83

  Erving, Christy L ^a   Thomas, Courtney S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional reliance; mental health; Nashville Stress and Health Study; race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042331644     PISSN: 21568693     EISSN: 21568731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156869317713552     Document Type: Article

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