Preliminary effectiveness of surviving the teens ® suicide prevention and depression awareness program on adolescents' suicidality and self-efficacy in performing help-seeking behaviors

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 581-590

  King, Keith A ^a   Strunk, Catherine M ^b   Sorter, Michael T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Medical Center   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Help seeking; High school; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OHIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051587964     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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