Davidson Collin L, Wingate LaRicka R, Slish Meredith L, Rasmussen Kathy A
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2010 Apr;40(2):170-80. doi: 10.1521/suli.2010.40.2.170.
Positive psychology has garnered considerable scholarly interest recently and has been suggested to hold promise in the application to suicide research and prevention; however, empirical research has lagged behind these suggestions. This is the first study to examine the relationship between hope and a specific theory of suicide in African Americans. It was hypothesized that (1) hope would negatively predict the interpersonal suicide risk factors of burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness; and positively predict acquired capability to enact suicide; (2) hope would negatively predict suicidal ideation; and (3) the interpersonal suicide risk factors would predict suicidal ideation. Results were primarily as predicted. Implications for hope theory and Joiner's theory of suicidal behavior are discussed, as well as implications for clinical practice.
积极心理学最近引起了相当多的学术关注，并有人提出它在自杀研究与预防的应用中具有前景；然而，实证研究却落后于这些提议。这是第一项研究非裔美国人中希望与一种特定自杀理论之间关系的研究。研究假设为：（1）希望将对人际自杀风险因素——负担感和归属感受挫——产生负向预测作用；并对习得的自杀能力产生正向预测作用；（2）希望将对自杀意念产生负向预测作用；以及（3）人际自杀风险因素将对自杀意念产生预测作用。结果基本如预期。本文讨论了希望理论和乔伊纳自杀行为理论的意义，以及对临床实践的意义。
