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Porter, Shirley – College Quarterly, 2018
Post-secondary institutions across North America have noticed a concerning trend in terms of increased student mental health crises on campuses. Consequently, many colleges and universities have been working to develop responsive and comprehensive mental health frameworks. While broad studies have illuminated the high rates of student mental…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Mental Health, Student Needs, College Students
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Solomon, Yvette; Farrand, Julie – Journal of Adolescence, 1996
Analyzes interviews with four self-injuring young women. Suggests the meaning of self-injury is not the same as the meaning of attempted suicide, and that the two acts are related in the sense that self-injury is an adaptive alternative to suicide. The function of self-injury is a communicative act. The extent to with self-injurers can control…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Coping, Emotional Disturbances, Females
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Rogers, James R.; Hanlon, Peter J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Investigated the psychometric integrity of the College Student Reasons for Living Inventory of suicidal behaviors in a sample of 511 undergraduate students from a large Midwestern university. Results tentatively support the scale's continued use and development. (KW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, College Students, Coping