Citation

Hiramura H, Shono M, Tanaka N, Nagata T, Kitamura T. Arch. Suicide Res. 2008; 12(3): 238-250.

Affiliation

Department of Psychological Medicine, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan. psycholmed@yahoo.co.jp

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811110802100924

PMID

18576205

Abstract

The present study examines the effects of stressful life events, depression, and depressogenic cognitive patterns on suicidal ideation in 500 Japanese undergraduate students. The above factors were assessed at baseline (T1) and two weeks later (T3). At T1, structural equation modeling confirmed that (1) cognitive patterns and depression, but not stressful life events, influence suicidal ideation, and (2) cognitive patterns also influence suicidal ideation through depression. These findings were confirmed in a longitudinal analysis. The results suggest that the effects of stressful life events on suicidal ideation are indirect and are mediated by depressogenic cognitive styles and depressed mood.

Language: en