Effects of life satisfaction and psychache on risk for suicidal behaviour: A cross-sectional study based on data from Chinese undergraduates

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  You, Zhiqi ^a,b   Song, Juanjuan ^a,b   Wu, Caizhi ^a,b   Qin, Ping ^c,d   Zhou, Zongkui ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHACHE; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; CHINA; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897497786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004096     Document Type: Article

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