Love and achievement motives in women's and men's suicide notes

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 573-576

  Canetto, Silvia Sara ^a   Lester, David ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Gender; Motives; Suicide notes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039486736     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209605552     Document Type: Article

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