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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…
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