Explaining the relation between religiousness and reduced suicidal behavior: Social support rather than specific beliefs

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-395

  Robins, Alee ^a   Fiske, Amy ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 70349663749     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.386     Document Type: Article

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