title: Experimental test of escape theory: accessibility to implicit suicidal mind.
abstract: This study tested the Escape Theory prediction that individuals blaming themselves for failure experience increased accessibility to implicit suicidal mind. One hundred and thirty-eight undergraduate medical students were randomly assigned to three groups: failure-related priming, success-related priming, and control. Following experimental conditions, participants completed a death/suicide Implicit Association Test. Results revealed significant differences between groups in accessibility to implicit suicidal mind. Furthermore, priming manipulation interacted with individual differences in locus of control (LOC). Significant differences in accessibility to implicit suicidal mind were observed in individuals with internal LOC, while effects of priming manipulation were eliminated in individuals with external LOC.
authors: Department of Psychology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors: Junhua
authors: J
authors: Tang
authors: Shengjun
authors: S
authors: Wu
authors: Danmin
authors: D
authors: Miao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001244:Association; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013334:Students; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*