Externalizing problems, internalizing problems, and suicidal ideation in Singaporean adolescents: Sex differences

Current Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 231-244

  Wong, Shyh Shin ^a,b   Ang, Rebecca P ^a   Huan, Vivien S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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