Holden R R, Mendonca J D, Serin R C
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1989 Aug;57(4):500-4. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.57.4.500.
We examined the relationships among suicidal indices, hopelessness, and social desirability. Both hopelessness and a measure of social desirability that reflected a sense of general capability were significant indicators of suicidal manifestations. In particular, hierarchical multiple regression procedures demonstrated that hopelessness and social desirability interacted in the prediction of suicide variables. Results generalized across various clinical diagnostic subgroups of psychiatric patients and a sample of prisoners and across different clinically evaluated and self-reported indices of suicidal behavior. Findings are interpreted to mean that a sense of general capability buffers the link of hopelessness to suicidal behavior. Implications for understanding the cognitions associated with suicide and for improving prediction of persons at risk are discussed.
我们研究了自杀指数、绝望感和社会期望之间的关系。绝望感以及反映总体能力感的社会期望指标都是自杀表现的重要指标。特别是，分层多元回归程序表明，绝望感和社会期望在自杀变量的预测中存在相互作用。研究结果在精神科患者的各种临床诊断亚组、一组囚犯以及不同的临床评估和自我报告的自杀行为指标中都具有普遍性。研究结果被解释为意味着总体能力感缓冲了绝望感与自杀行为之间的联系。文中还讨论了这些发现对于理解与自杀相关的认知以及改善对高危人群预测的意义。
