The mediating roles of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness on adolescent suicidal behaviors

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-34

  Thompson, Elaine Adams ^a   Mazza, James J ^a   Herting, Jerald R ^a   Randell, Brooke P ^a   Eggert, Leona L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 15044342309     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.35.1.14.59266     Document Type: Article

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