The role of gender and sexual relations for young people in identity construction and youth suicide

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-209

  Gilchrist, Heidi ^a   Sullivan, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Sexuality; Suicide; Young men; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SUBURBAN AREA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TABOO; VIGNETTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; MALE; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33745521756     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050600699831     Document Type: Article

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