The mirror effect: Self-awareness alone increases suicide thought accessibility

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 756-764

  Selimbegović, Leila ^a   Chatard, Armand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive accessibility; Escape theory; Mirror exposure; Self awareness; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIRROR EXPOSURE; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84878431510     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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