Citation

Taylor PJ, Gooding PA, Wood AM, Johnson J, Tarrier N. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(3): 297-306.

Affiliation

Peter James Taylor, Patricia A. Gooding, Alex M. Wood, and JudithJohnson, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester; NicholasTarrier, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.

Copyright

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

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00029.x

PMID

21463354

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.

Language: en