Linking family dysfunction to suicidal ideation: Mediating roles of self-views and world-views

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-144

  Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua ^a   Wu, Wesley C H ^a   Bond, Michael Harris ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Family dysfunction; Self view; Social axioms; Suicidal ideation; World view

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649119705     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2009.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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