Suicidality, problem-solving skills, attachment style, and hopelessness in turkish students

Death Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 815-827

  Zeyrek, Emek Yüce ^a   Gençöz, Faruk ^a   Bergman, Yoav ^b   Lester, David ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; SUICIDE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349787224     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180903142407     Document Type: Article

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