The stigma of suicide scale: Psychometric properties and correlates of the stigma of suicide

Crisis

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-21

  Batterham, Philip J ^a   Calear, Alison L ^a   Christensen, Helen ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Risk factors; Scale validation; Stigma; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDE; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873928222     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000156     Document Type: Article

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