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- Title
Gender and the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide: A Three-Way Interaction Between Perceived Burdensomeness, Thwarted Belongingness, and Gender.
- Authors
Hill, Ryan M.; Hatkevich, Claire; Pettit, Jeremy W.; Sharp, Carla
- Abstract
Few studies have examined the role of gender in the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide. Aims: The present study evaluated whether the three-way interaction between perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and gender was significantly associated with suicidal ideation in an ethno-racially diverse adolescent inpatient sample. Method: Data were drawn from a cross-sectional sample of 311 inpatients (63.3% girls) ages 12 to 17 years ( M =14.74, SD = 1.49). Findings indicated that the three-way interaction was significant: Among girls, thwarted belongingness was associated with suicidal ideation only at low levels of perceived burdensomeness. Among boys, thwarted belongingness was associated with suicidal ideation only at high levels of perceived burdensomeness. Data were cross-sectional, precluding causal conclusions, and the use of a clinical sample may not generalize to nonclinical populations. Findings have implications for the development of efficacious suicide prevention initiatives for adolescent boys and girls and stress the importance of interventions targeting perceived burdensomeness.
- Subjects
SUICIDE &; psychology; SUICIDAL behavior in youth; SUICIDAL ideation; STRESS in adolescence; ADOLESCENT psychology; PSYCHOLOGY of teenage girls; TEENAGE boys -- Psychology
- Publication
Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, 2017, Vol 36, Issue 10, p799
- ISSN
0736-7236
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/jscp.2017.36.10.799