A cross-cultural investigation of the communication of suicidal intent in Swedish and Turkish adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Eskin, Mehmet ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Communication; Suicidal thoughts; Sweden; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; TURKEY;

EID: 0037606215     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.t01-1-00314     Document Type: Article

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