Prospective Predictors of Suicidality: Defeat and Entrapment Lead to Changes in Suicidal Ideation over Time
Authors:
- Peter James TaylorPTPeter James Taylor
- Patricia A. GoodingPGPatricia A. Gooding
- Judith JohnsonJJJudith Johnson
- Nicholas TarrierNTNicholas Tarrier
- 4 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Vol. 41 (3) , 297-306
Abstract
Theoretical perspectives into suicidality have suggested that heightened perceptions of defeat and entrapment lead to suicidality. However, all previous empirical work has been cross‐sectional. We provide the first longitudinal test of the theoretical predictions, in a sample of 79 students who reported suicidality. Participants completed self‐report measures of suicidal ideation, depression, defeat, and entrapment at two time points, approximately 12 months apart. People higher in defeat became more suicidal over time (β = .45), with baseline levels of suicidality and depressive symptoms controlled. The current results support the posited role of perceived defeat in driving suicidal ideation.Keywords
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