Vulnerability to friends' suicide influence: The moderating effects of gender and adolescent depression

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 454-464

  Liu, Ruth X ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent depression; Friends; Gender; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744790290     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9028-7     Document Type: Article

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