Suicidality and helplessness.
In a sample of 70 undergraduate men and women, scores on prior suicidal ideation were associated with scores on a helplessness scale based on an internal locus of control but not a helplessness scale based on an external locus of control.
Ozment
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Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*