Brief Report: Non-suicidal Self-injury in the Context of Self and Identity Development

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-62

  Breen, Andrea V ^a   Lewis, Stephen P ^a   Sutherland, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early adulthood; Identity development; Internet; Non suicidal self injury; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874379237     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-013-9156-8     Document Type: Article

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