Social connectedness, stressful life events, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among young adults

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue , 2018, Pages 140-149

  Macrynikola, Natalia ^a,b   Miranda, Regina ^a,b   Soffer, Ariella ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032255468     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: 15328384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.09.008     Document Type: Article

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