Hirsch, J.K., Hall, B.B., Wise, H.A. et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Negative life events and suicide risk in college students: Conditional indirect effects of hopelessness and self-compassion. Journal of American College Health, 69 (5). pp. 546-553. ISSN 0744-8481
Abstract
Objective: Suicide risk is a significant public health concern for college students and may be exacerbated by hopelessness resulting from negative life events (NLE), yet may be ameliorated by self-compassion. We examined the mediating role of hopelessness in the relation between NLE and suicidal behavior, and the moderating influence of self-compassion on all model paths. Participants: Participants were 338 undergraduates (89% white; 67% female). Data were collected from December 2014 to December 2015. Methods: Participants completed the Life Events Checklist for College Students, Beck Hopelessness Inventory, Self-Compassion Scale, and Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire – Revised. Results: Negative life events were related to greater hopelessness and, in turn, to more suicidal behavior, yet self-compassion attenuated this effect. Conclusions: Self-compassion may buffer the NLE–hopelessness linkage, thereby reducing suicide risk among college students. Therapeutic promotion of self-compassion, and reduction of hopelessness, may be important suicide prevention strategies on college campuses.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of American College Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Negative life events; self-compassion; suicide; hopelessness |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2020 17:04 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2021 12:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/07448481.2019.1692023 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155013 |