A Protective Factors Model for Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Prevention Among Alaska Native Youth

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 125-139

  Allen, James ^a,b   Mohatt, Gerald V ^b   Fok, Carlotta Ching Ting ^b   Henry, David ^c   Burkett, Rebekah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol prevention; American Indian and Alaska Native; Community based participatory research; Community intervention; Path analysis; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALASKA; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INUIT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ALASKA; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84905373753     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9661-3     Document Type: Article

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