Community structural instability, anomie, imitation and adolescent suicidal behavior

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-245

  Thorlindsson, Thorolfur ^a   Bernburg, Jón Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anomie; Community context; Imitation; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOMIE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 60949095183     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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