Racial identity and reasons for living in african american female suicide attempters

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 416-423

  Street, Jalika C ^a   Taha, Farah ^b   Jones, Ashley D ^b   Jones, Kamilah A ^c   Carr, Erika ^d   Woods, Amanda ^b   Woodall, Staci ^b   Kaslow, Nadine J ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frican American women; Racial identity; Reasons for living; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872234584     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029594     Document Type: Article

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