Perceived academic performance, self-esteem and locus of control as indicators of need for assessment of adolescent suicide risk: Implications for teachers

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-87

  Martin, Graham ^a   Richardson, Angela S ^a   Bergen, Helen A ^a   Roeger, Leigh ^b   Allison, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SUICIDE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE;

EID: 13344277923     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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