Relationship between loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression in African American men and women: Evidence for gender as a moderator

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 120, Issue , 2018, Pages 138-143

  Chang, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Anxiety; Depression; Gender differences; Loneliness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045709057     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.08.035     Document Type: Article

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