Subjective socioeconomic status moderates the association between discrimination and depression in african american youth

Brain Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2018, Pages

  Assari, Shervin ^a   Preiser, Brianna ^a   Lankarani, Maryam Moghani ^a   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blacks; Depression; Discrimination; Financial difficulty; Income; Socioeconomic status (SES)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY INCOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 85047549342     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci8040071     Document Type: Article

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