Suicidality among Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth: The Role of Protective Factors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 662-668

  Eisenberg, Marla E ^a   Resnick, Michael D ^a  

^a Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Protective factors; Resiliency; Sexual orientation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINNESOTA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE;

EID: 33749515992     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.024     Document Type: Article

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