Stress, coping and suicide ideation in Chinese college students

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 683-690

  Zhang, Xiaoyun ^a   Wang, Haiping ^a   Xia, Yan ^a   Liu, Xiaohong ^b   Jung, Eunju ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Mediator; Moderator; Stress; Suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861340770     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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