Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation Among African American and European American College Women

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 337-349

  Lamis, Dorian A ^a   Lester, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

affiliation motivation; depression (emotion); hopelessness; needs; racial and ethnic differences; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865286107     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684312439186     Document Type: Article

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