An ecological understanding of youth suicide in South Korea

School Psychology International

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 531-546

  Lee, Seung yeon ^a   Hong, Sung Jun ^b   Espelage, Dorothy L ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

children; ecological systems theory; Korea; suicidal ideation; suicide; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957989107     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034310382724     Document Type: Article

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