Citation

West LM, Davis TA, Thompson MP, Kaslow NJ. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(5): 491-500.

Affiliation

Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Grady Health System; Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00045.x

PMID

21793874

Abstract

Protective factors for fostering reasons for living were examined among low-income, suicidal, African American women. Bivariate logistic regressions revealed that higher levels of optimism, spiritual well-being, and family social support predicted reasons for living. Multivariate logistic regressions indicated that spiritual well-being showed unique predictive value for reasons for living. Further, the multivariate model accurately predicted reasons for living 72% of the time. Partial support was found for a cumulative protective model hypothesizing a linear relationship between the number of protective factors endorsed and increased reasons for living. Implications for community-based preventive and recovery-oriented intervention efforts and future research are discussed.

Language: en