The association between sexual assault and suicidal activity in a national sample

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-119

  Tomasula, Jessica L ^a   Anderson, Laura M ^b   Littleton, Heather L ^a   Riley Tillman, T Chris ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual assault; Adolescent suicide; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872681155     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029162     Document Type: Article

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