title: Meaning in Life Buffers the Association Between Risk Factors for Suicide and Hopelessness in Participants With Mental Disorders.
abstract: Hopelessness is a proximal risk factor of suicide. Meaning in life has been found to be a protective factor against suicidal ideation; however, the majority of studies that have explored the role of meaning in life in the context of suicidality have been conducted in nonclinical populations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether meaning in life can moderate and buffer the association between suicide risk factors and hopelessness in a clinical sample with a heightened risk of suicide.
  
  
  
  A total of 224 participants diagnosed with mental disorders completed self-report measures of suicide risk factors, hopelessness, and meaning in life.
  
  
  
  The main result from this study was that meaning in life moderated the association between suicide risk factors and hopelessness.
  
  
  
  Meaning in life is an important variable in the prevention and treatment of people at risk of suicide.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Mártir"
authors.forename: José H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.affiliation: Universidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Mártir"
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Universidad Católica de Valencia "San Vicente Mártir"
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Alandete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: buffer; hopelessness; meaning in life; moderation; suicide