The Role of Social Connectedness and Sexual Orientation in the Prevention of Youth Suicide Ideation and Attempts among Sexually Active Adolescents

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 415-430

  Stone, Deborah M ^a   Luo, Feijun ^a   Lippy, Caroline ^a   McIntosh, Wendy Likamwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937541473     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12139     Document Type: Article

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