A psychometric investigation of the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire

Death Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 924-936

  Anderson, Amy L ^a   Lester, David ^b   Rogers, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249126391     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802440258     Document Type: Article

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