Resilience among men farmers: The protective roles of social support and sense of belonging in the depression-suicidal ideation relation

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-276

  McLaren, Suzanne ^a   Challis, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449259128     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802671985     Document Type: Article

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