Department of Psychology, Auburn University, 226 Thach Hall, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2019 Sep;48(9):1784-1795. doi: 10.1007/s10964-019-01066-3. Epub 2019 Jul 9.
Adolescent perceived behavioral control (self-efficacy) plays a key role in influencing decision-making processes within the context of suicide prevention programming. Guided by Theory of Planned Behavior, models tested attitudinal and social factors predicting adolescent intentions and actual engagement in suicide prevention behaviors. Participants included 233 racially and ethnically diverse high school students (54% female) in a southwestern U.S. school district. Measures included attitudes, norms, perceived behavioral control, intentions, and behavior over follow-up. Structural equation modeling indicated that perceived behavioral control, rather than intentions, was the direct predictor of behaviors. For adolescents, beliefs about effectively utilizing learned suicide prevention behavior may be more important than intentions. The design of suicide prevention efforts should account for this important influence on adolescent decision-making.
青少年感知到的行为控制（自我效能感）在影响自杀预防计划背景下的决策过程中起着关键作用。本研究以计划行为理论为指导，检验了预测青少年自杀预防行为意向和实际参与的态度和社会因素模型。参与者包括美国西南部一个学区的 233 名不同种族和民族的高中生（54%为女性）。研究采用的测量方法包括态度、规范、感知行为控制、意图以及随访期间的行为。结构方程模型表明，是感知行为控制，而不是意图，直接预测了行为。对于青少年来说，相信自己能够有效地运用所学的自杀预防行为可能比意图更为重要。自杀预防工作的设计应考虑到这一重要因素对青少年决策的影响。
