Gender Roles, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Harming in Young Adults

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-43

  Straiton, Melanie L ^a   Roen, Katrina ^b   Hjelmeland, Heidi ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

gender roles; risk factors; self harm; suicidal ideation; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIALIZATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84856894119     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2012.640613     Document Type: Article

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