Kaniuka, A., Kelliher Rabon, J., Brooks, B. et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Gratitude and suicide risk among college students: Substantiating the protective benefits of being thankful. Journal of American College Health, 69 (6). pp. 660-667. ISSN 0744-8481
Abstract
Objective: Gratitude, or thankfulness for positive aspects of life, is related to psychosocial well-being and decreased psychopathology, and may reduce suicide risk. We explored four potential hypotheses purported to explain the beneficial outcomes of gratitude (schematic, positive affect, broaden-and-build, and coping), hypothesizing that hopelessness (schematic), depression (positive affect), social support (broaden-and-build), and substance use (coping) would mediate the gratitude-suicide linkage. Participants: 913 undergraduate students from a mid-size, southeastern U.S. university. Methods: Respondents completed online self-report questionnaires including the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, Gratitude Questionnaire, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Duke Social Support Index, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and Drug Abuse Screening Test. Results: Supporting theory and hypotheses, gratitude was related to less suicide risk via beneficial associations with hopelessness, depression, social support, and substance misuse. Conclusions: The linkage between gratitude and suicide risk appears to be predicated on the beneficial association of gratitude to negative mood and interpersonal functioning.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 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: | gratitude; suicidal behavior; hopelessness; depression; social support; substance abuse |
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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: | 03 Jan 2020 13:40 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2021 12:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/07448481.2019.1705838 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155024 |