Psychological strains and youth suicide in rural China

The strain theory of suicide postulates that suicide is usually preceded by psychological strains. A strain can be a consequence of any of four conflicts: differential values, aspiration and reality, relative deprivation, and lack of coping skills for a crisis. This study, with a blend of psychiatri...

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Published in:	Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 72; no. 12; pp. 2003 - 2010
Main Authors:	Zhang, Jie, Wieczorek, William F., Conwell, Yeates, Tu, Xin Ming
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2011 Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc
Series:	Social Science & Medicine
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Asian cultural groups Aspiration Aspirations, Psychological Behavioural psychology Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies China China Psychological autopsy Psychological strains Suicide Culture Mental disorder Youth Gender Chinese culture Conflict, Psychological Coping Coping strategies Cultural conflict Culture Deprivation Female Gender General aspects Humans Male Marital Status Marriage Medical sciences Mental disorder Mental disorders Mental Disorders - complications Mental Disorders - psychology Mental illness Mental stress Miscellaneous Peoples Republic of China Postulates Poverty - psychology Proxy Psychological aspects Psychological autopsy Psychological effects Psychological strains Psychological theories Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Relative Deprivation Religion Religions Religiosity Rural Areas Rural Health Skills Social sciences Strain Theory Stress, Psychological - complications Stress, Psychological - etiology Stress, Psychological - psychology Suicide Suicide - psychology Suicides & suicide attempts Theory Well-being Young Adult Young women Youth Asia China Psychological strains China Mental disorder Youth Psychological autopsy Gender Suicide Culture Human Rural environment Psychology Sex Autopsy Adolescent Social medicine Cultural aspect Public health
ISSN:	0277-9536, 1873-5347, 1873-5347
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