Suicidal behaviours in adolescents in Nova Scotia, Canada: Protective associations with measures of social capital

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1549-1555

  Langille, Donald B ^a   Asbridge, Mark ^a   Kisely, Steve ^a,b   Rasic, Daniel ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Sexual orientation; Social capital; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866736300     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0461-x     Document Type: Article

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