Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: Evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-100

  Yoder, Kevin A ^a   Whitbeck, Les B ^b   Hoyt, Dan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Homeless adolescents; Suicidal ideation; Thoughts of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HOMELESSNESS; SUICIDE;

EID: 36749049877     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9095-5     Document Type: Article

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