Grewal Parveen K, Porter James E
Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4. parveengrewal@hotmail .com
Death Stud. 2007 Feb;31(2):131-54. doi: 10.1080/07481180601100491.
This article examines C. R. Snyder's (1994, 2000a) theory of hope and its application for understanding suicide. Strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in the suicide literature are outlined, and A. T. Beck's theory of hopelessness is compared with Snyder's hope theory. Hope theory constructs are used to examine the relationship of suicide to hope/hopelessness, goals, pathways thinking, and agency thinking. This critical review is intended to broaden our theoretical understanding of suicide and is meant to form the basis for future empirical investigation of suicide-related behavior using the framework of hope theory. Implications for suicide prevention programs and approaches to treating suicidal individuals are outlined.
本文探讨了C.R.斯奈德（1994年、2000年a）的希望理论及其在理解自杀方面的应用。概述了自杀文献中的优点、缺点和空白，并将A.T.贝克的绝望理论与斯奈德的希望理论进行了比较。希望理论结构被用于检验自杀与希望/绝望、目标、路径思维和能动性思维之间的关系。这一批判性综述旨在拓宽我们对自杀的理论理解，并为未来使用希望理论框架对自杀相关行为进行实证研究奠定基础。文中还概述了对自杀预防项目和治疗自杀个体方法的启示。
