University students' perceived self-efficacy in identifying suicidal warning signs and helping suicidal friends find campus intervention resources

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 608-617

  King, Keith A ^a   Vidourek, Rebecca A ^b   Strader, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Health Promotion and Education Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149457267     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.608     Document Type: Article

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