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Extending a Rejection Sensitivity Model to Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Sexual Minority Groups and to Transgender Mental Health

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  1. Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA

    Tony T. Wells

  2. Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Raymond P. Tucker

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Morganne A. Kraines

  4. Psychosocial Research Group, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA

    Morganne A. Kraines

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Wells, T.T., Tucker, R.P. & Kraines, M.A. Extending a Rejection Sensitivity Model to Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Sexual Minority Groups and to Transgender Mental Health. Arch Sex Behav 49, 2291–2294 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01596-8

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