Stoicism and sensation seeking: Male vulnerabilities for the acquired capability for suicide

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-392

  Witte, Tracy K ^a   Gordon, Kathryn H ^b   Smith, Phillip N ^c   Van Orden, Kimberly A ^d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Sensation seeking; Stoicism; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861890796     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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