Cross-cultural relevance of the Interpersonal Theory of suicide across Korean and U.S. undergraduate students

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 251, Issue , 2017, Pages 244-252

  Suh, Sooyeon ^a,b   Ebesutani, Chad K ^c   Hagan, Christopher R ^d   Rogers, Megan L ^d   Hom, Melanie A ^d   Ringer, Fallon B ^d   Bernert, Rebecca A ^b   Kim, Soohyun ^a   Joiner, Thomas E ^d  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capability for suicide; Perceived burdensomeness; South Korea; Structural equation modeling; Suicidal ideation; Suicide risk; Thwarted belongingness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF SUICIDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOUTH KOREAN; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VALIDITY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013224070     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.02.005     Document Type: Article

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