title: Suicidality and helplessness.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ozment
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: 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*