Citation

Chang EC, Yu EA, Lee JY, Hirsch JK, Kupfermann Y, Kahle ER. Cognit. Ther. Res. 2013; 37(4): 796-804.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10608-012-9505-0

PMID

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Abstract

An integrative model involving optimism/pessimism and future orientation as predictors of suicide risk (viz.; depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior) was tested in a sample of adult, primary care patients. Beyond the additive influence of the two predictors of suicide risk, optimism/pessimism and future orientation were also hypothesized to interact together to exacerbate suicide risk.

RESULTS indicated that optimism/pessimism was a robust predictor of suicide risk in adults. Future orientation was found to add significant incremental validity to the prediction of depressive symptoms, but not of suicidal behavior. Noteworthy, the optimism/pessimism × future orientation interaction was found to significantly augment the prediction of both depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior. Implications for therapeutic enhancement of future-oriented constructs in the treatment of suicidal individuals are discussed. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; Adults; human; suicide; female; male; Primary care; depression; Suicide risk; suicidal behavior; prediction; Future orientation; risk factor; article; major clinical study; primary medical care; pessimism; optimism; orientation; Optimism/pessimism