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The prediction of suicidal thoughts in the elderly on the basis of gratitude and self-compassion

Author(s) -

Payam Varaee,

Saba Poordad,

Sara Afshari,

Zahra Mirshamsi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of gerontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2476-7301

DOI - 10.29252/joge.3.4.2

Subject(s) - gratitude , psychology , self compassion , compassion , self destructive behavior , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , poison control , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , mindfulness , philosophy , theology

Self-Compassion and gratitude can affect the various aspects of the life of the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between gratitude and self-Compassion with suicidal ideation in the elderly. Method: For this study 378 Elders in Tehran were selected by Non-randomly sampling method. Data was collected using gratitude scale, Beck suicidal ideation scale, and selfcompassion short form scale. The data were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis. Results: The results of the step-by-step regression analysis showed that the F-value in the first step was 69.522 and in the second step it was44.305, which are all significant. Also, the explanatory factor was 53% in the first step and 60% in the second step. Thus, gratitude and self-compassion are capable of predicting 60% of changes in suicidal ideation in the

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