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Illinois Wesleyan University

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2008

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The Influence Of Hope On The Relationship Between Racial Discrimination And Depressive Symptoms, Kira Hudson Banks, Jennifer L. Singleton, Laura P. Kohn-Wood Jan 2008

The Influence Of Hope On The Relationship Between Racial Discrimination And Depressive Symptoms, Kira Hudson Banks, Jennifer L. Singleton, Laura P. Kohn-Wood

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This study investigated how hope influences the relationship between discrimination and depressive symptoms. Results from participants’ (N=318) responses suggest that increased levels of hope were directly related to decreased levels of depressive symptoms. However, increased levels of hope were also related to a stronger relationship between discrimination and depressive symptoms.