title: Self-determination: a buffer against suicide ideation.
abstract: Self-determination was examined as a protective factor against the detrimental impact of negative life events on suicide ideation in adolescents. It is postulated that for highly self-determined adolescents, negative life events have a weaker impact on both hopelessness and suicide ideation than for non-self-determined adolescents. In turn, hopelessness is hypothesized to generate less suicide ideation for highly self-determined individuals. Results from multigroup analyses confirm that both the direct and indirect links between negative life events and suicide ideation were significantly weaker among participants high in self-determination. The protective role of self-determination against negative life events is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Julien S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bureau
authors.forename: Geneviève A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mageau
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Vallerand
authors.forename: François L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Otis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention