University of Manchester, UK.
Behav Res Ther. 2010 Mar;48(3):179-86. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.10.007. Epub 2009 Oct 22.
The Schematic Appraisals Model of Suicide (SAMS) suggests that positive self-appraisals may be important for buffering suicidal thoughts and behaviours, potentially providing a key source of resilience. The current study aimed to explore whether positive self-appraisals buffered individuals from suicidality in the face of stressful life events.
78 participants who reported experiencing some degree of suicidality were recruited from a student population. They completed a battery of questionnaires including measures of suicidality, stressful life events and positive self-appraisals.
Positive self-appraisals moderated the association between stressful life events and suicidality. For those reporting moderate or high levels of positive self-appraisals, raised incidence of stressful life events did not lead to increases in suicidality.
These results support the SAMS framework, and suggest that positive self-appraisals may confer resilience to suicide. Positive self-appraisals may be a promising avenue for further resilience research, and an important area to target for suicide interventions.
自杀模式图（SAMS）表明，积极的自我评价可能对缓冲自杀念头和行为很重要，这可能为韧性提供了一个关键来源。本研究旨在探讨积极的自我评价是否能在面对生活压力事件时缓冲个体的自杀倾向。
从学生群体中招募了 78 名报告有一定程度自杀倾向的参与者。他们完成了一系列问卷，包括自杀倾向、生活压力事件和积极自我评价的测量。
积极的自我评价调节了生活压力事件与自杀倾向之间的关系。对于报告中高度或中度积极自我评价的人来说，生活压力事件的发生率增加并不会导致自杀倾向的增加。
这些结果支持 SAMS 框架，并表明积极的自我评价可能赋予对自杀的韧性。积极的自我评价可能是进一步韧性研究的一个有前途的途径，也是自杀干预的一个重要目标领域。
