A moderated mediation analysis of suicide proneness among lesbian, gay, and bisexual community members

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 622-641

  Cramer, Robert J ^a   Burks, Alixandra C ^b   Stroud, Caroline H ^b   Bryson, Claire N ^b   Graham, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southwest CARE Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Internalized homophobia; LGB persons; Perceived burdensomeness; Suicide proneness; Thwarted belongingness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940049166     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2015.34.7.622     Document Type: Article

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