TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Depressive symptoms and suicide risk in older adults: value placed on autonomy as a moderator for men but not women
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Bamonti, Patricia M.
A1  - Price, Elizabeth C.
A1  - Fiske, Amy
SP  - 188
EP  - 199
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
N2  - Risk for suicide is elevated among older men. We examined whether value placed on autonomy amplifies the relation between depressive symptoms and suicide risk differently for older men and women. Participants were 98 community-dwelling older adults, M age 73.6 (SD = 8.6), 65.1% female, 93.1% White. Questionnaires measured suicide risk (SBQ-R), depressive symptoms (CESD), and value placed on autonomy (PSI-II autonomy). Among men, depressive symptoms were associated with suicide risk only when PSI-II autonomy was elevated. Among women, greater depressive symptoms were associated with suicide risk at all levels of PSI-II autonomy. Further research on attitudes toward autonomy is warranted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12062
ID  - ref1
ER  -