Helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness and suicidality.
In a sample of 141 college students, scores on depression and suicidal ideation were best predicted by scores on hopelessness, while a history of attempted suicide was best predicated by helplessness.
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Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012-5356, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention