Self-Injury Among Early Adolescents: Identifying Segments Protected and at Risk

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 537-547

  Alfonso, Moya L ^a   Kaur, Ravneet ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Prevention; Segmentation; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 84869214692     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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