Belief system, meaningfulness, and psychopathology associated with suicidality among Chinese college students: A cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zhao, Jiubo ^a   Yang, Xueling ^a   Xiao, Rong ^a   Zhang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Aguilera, Diane ^a   Zhao, Jingbo ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Meaningfulness; Political belief; Psychopathology; Religion; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865059041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-668     Document Type: Review

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