Pritchard-Boone Lea, Range Lillian M
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5025, USA.
Arch Suicide Res. 2005;9(4):353-9. doi: 10.1080/13811110500182265.
All people are subject to memory suggestibility, but suicidal individuals may be especially so. The link between suicidality and suggestibility is unclear given mixed findings and methodological weaknesses of past research. To test the link between suicidality and interrogative suggestibility, 149 undergraduates answered questions about suicidal thoughts and reasons for living, and participated in a direct suggestibility procedure. As expected, suggestibility correlated with suicidality but accounted for little overall variance (4%). Mental health professionals might be able to take advantage of client suggestibility by directly telling suicidal persons to refrain from suicidal thoughts or actions.
所有人都容易受到记忆暗示性的影响，但有自杀倾向的个体可能尤其如此。鉴于过去研究结果不一且存在方法上的缺陷，自杀倾向与暗示性之间的联系尚不清楚。为了测试自杀倾向与疑问暗示性之间的联系，149名本科生回答了关于自杀想法和生存理由的问题，并参与了一项直接暗示性程序。正如预期的那样，暗示性与自杀倾向相关，但总体方差解释率很低（4%）。心理健康专业人员或许可以通过直接告诉有自杀倾向的人克制自杀想法或行为，来利用服务对象的暗示性。
