The psychometric properties and correlates of the Reynolds' suicide ideation questionnaire with Kuwaiti and American students

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-319

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed ^a   Lester, David ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Death obsession; Kuwait; Optimism; Pessimism; Psychometrics; Suicide ideation questionnaire; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250176933     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110600896236     Document Type: Article

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