Birth order, suicidal preoccupation, and scores suggesting manic-depressive tendencies.
In a study of 196 college students, those with step- and half-siblings were more depressed than those with none. Birth order and number of siblings were not associated with scores suggesting manic-depressive or suicidal tendencies.
Bergman
K J
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Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA.
Carmel
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Lester
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001722:Birth Order; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention