Perceived racial discrimination and racial identity profiles among African American adolescents.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1939-0106,1099-9809
DOI: 10.1037/a0015506