Temperament, hopelessness, and attempted suicide: direct and indirect effects.
This study evaluated whether hopelessness mediated the relations between temperament and recent suicide attempter status in a psychiatric sample. Negative temperament and positive temperament (particularly the positive emotionality subscale) uniquely predicted levels of hopelessness. Although these temperament constructs also demonstrated significant indirect effects on recent suicide attempter status, the effects were partially (for the broad temperament scales) or fully (for the positive emotionality subscale) mediated by the levels of hopelessness. These findings indicate that a tendency to experience excessive negative emotions as well as a paucity of positive emotions may lead individuals to experience hopelessness. Although temperament may also indirectly influence suicide attempter status, hopelessness mediates these relations.
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA; Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; University of Mississippi Medical Center, Boston University, USA.
Anthony J
AJ
Rosellini
Courtney L
CL
Bagge
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D013694:Temperament; D055815:Young Adult