Gender Differences in the Suicide-Related Behaviors of Adolescents and Young Adults.

Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer; Lewinsohn, Peter; Rohde, Paul; Seeley, John; Monson, Candice M.; Meyer, Kathryn A.; Langford, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ580873

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Differences in the Suicide-Related Behaviors of Adolescents and Young Adults.

Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer; Lewinsohn, Peter; Rohde, Paul; Seeley, John; Monson, Candice M.; Meyer, Kathryn A.; Langford, Richard

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v39 n11/12 p839-54 Dec 1998

Examines sex differences in suicide-related behaviors in older adolescents and young adults. Males reported more risk-taking, more injury-producing, and more negative health-related behaviors than did females. Females reported more depression symptoms than did males. Hopelessness scores differed among male and female young adults. (MMU)

Descriptors: College Students, Depression (Psychology), High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Self Injurious Behavior, Sex Differences, Suicide, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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