Personal and family correlates of suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 407-419

  Lai Kwok, Sylvia Y C ^a   Shek, Daniel T L ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emotional competence; Family functioning; Hopelessness; Parent adolescent communication; Social problem solving; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 75749093938     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9528-4     Document Type: Article

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