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Prospective Predictors of Suicidality: Defeat and Entrapment Lead to Changes in Suicidal Ideation over Time
Author(s) -
Taylor Peter James,
Gooding Patricia A.,
Wood Alex M.,
Johnson Judith,
Tarrier Nicholas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2011.00029.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychology , depression (economics) , entrapment , clinical psychology , ideation , suicide prevention , depressive symptoms , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , anxiety , surgery , economics , macroeconomics , cognitive science
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.