Seeking Validation in Unlikely Places: The Nature of Online Questions About Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-272

  Lewis, Stephen P ^a   Rosenrot, Shaina A ^a   Messner, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

internet; non suicidal self injury; online; questions; self harm; validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84864656825     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2012.695274     Document Type: Article

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