Young Adult Respondent Experiences of Disclosing Self-Injury, Suicide-Related Behavior, and Psychological Distress in a Web-Based Survey

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-32

  Whitlock, Janis ^a   Pietrusza, Celeste ^a   Purington, Amanda ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; mental health; NSSI; suicide; survey research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873640792     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.748405     Document Type: Article

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