Purpose in life and reasons for living as mediators of the relationship between stress, coping, and suicidal behavior

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Wang, Mei Chuan ^a   Lightsey, Owen Richard ^a   Pietruszka, Todd ^a   Uruk, Ayse Ciftci ^a   Wells, Anita G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Positive psychology; Purpose in life; Reasons for living; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447263599     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760701228920     Document Type: Article

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