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Peer reviewedLinehan, Marsha M.; Nielsen, Stevan L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Shoppers completed the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Edwards Social Desirability Inventory, and a survey of past suicidal behavior. Results indicated hopelessness and social desirability were reliably related to reports of past suicidal behavior, to frequency of current suicidal ideation, and to subjects' predictions of future suicide potential.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Predictive Measurement, Psychological Patterns
Peer reviewedLinehan, Marsha M.; Nielsen, Stevan L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
States that the correlation between social desirability (SD) and hopelessness is open to several interpretations, but, in the absence of further data, concern for false-negative rates dictates caution in interpreting hopelessness scores when assessing suicidal behavior. Presents data on the relationship of SD, hopelessness, and prediction of…
Descriptors: Opinions, Predictive Measurement, Psychological Testing, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedSpirito, Anthony; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1988
Psychometric properties of the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC) were evaluated with 834 normal adolescents and 93 adolescent suicide attempters. Positive correlations with depression and depressive attributional style were found for the suicide attempter group. These and other results are discussed in terms of the utility of the HSC. (JW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology)
