Emotional Suppression Mediates the Relation Between Adverse Life Events and Adolescent Suicide: Implications for Prevention

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-185

  Kaplow, Julie B ^a   Gipson, Polly Y ^a   Horwitz, Adam G ^a   Burch, Bianca N ^a   King, Cheryl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adverse life events; Emotional suppression; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFE EVENT; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897026238     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0367-9     Document Type: Article

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