Confirmatory factor analysis of the Trinity Inventory of Precursors to Suicide (TIPS) and its relationship to hopelessness and depression

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-350

  Smyth, Caroline L ^a   MacLachlan, Malcolm ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; SUICIDE;

EID: 17444388477     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590923724     Document Type: Article

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