Perceived academic performance as an indicator of risk of attempted suicide in young adolescents

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-176

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Adolescents; Attempted suicide; Locus of control; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STUDENTS; SUICIDE;

EID: 18444401142     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110590904016     Document Type: Article

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