The social norms of suicidal and self-harming behaviours in Scottish adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Quigley, Jody ^a   Rasmussen, Susan ^b   McAlaney, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Normative perception; Self harm; Social influence; Social norms; Suicide

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; SCOTSMAN; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NORM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCOTLAND; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORMS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85015908877     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030307     Document Type: Article

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