Gratitude and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Chinese Adolescents: Direct, mediated, and moderated effects

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-66

  Li, Dongping ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Li, Xian ^b   Li, Nini ^a   Ye, Baojuan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gratitude; Self system beliefs; Stressful life events; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHINESE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRATITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; STRESS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84855605832     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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