Citation

Chang EC. Cognit. Ther. Res. 1998; 22(3): 237-254.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1023/A:1018792709351

PMID

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Abstract

The relations between cultural influences, perfectionism, social problem solving; and subsequent suicidal risk (viz., hopelessness and suicide potential) were examined among 148 college students. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to determine whether social problem solving predicted suicidal risk (1 month later) beyond what was accounted for by ethnic status (Asian American or Caucasian American) and perfectionism.

RESULTS of these analyses indicated that ethnic status (Step 1) was a significant predictor of both hopelessness and suicide potential. Furthermore, perfectionism (Step 2) was found to add significant incremental validity for predicting variance in both outcome criteria. In contrast, social problem solving (Step 3) added significant incremental validity for predicting variance in suicide potentia, but not for predicting hopelessness.

RESULTS indicate that social problem solving is a more useful predictor of suicide potential than of hopelessness. Implications for future research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; article; college student; cultural factor; Culture; ethnic difference; Ethnicity; female; Hopelessness; human; major clinical study; male; Perfectionism; personality; problem solving; rating scale; risk assessment; social problem; Social problem solving; suicidal behavior; Suicide assessment