Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ286363
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Hopelessness and Social Desirability as Moderator Variables in Predicting Suicidal Behavior.
Petrie, Keith; Chamberlain, Kerry
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v51 n4 p485-87 Aug 1983
Examined the relationship between hopelessness and suicidal intent and whether the Beck Hopelessness Scale is confounded by social desirability, by interviewing attempted suicide patients (N=54). Results showed that hopelessness was the key variable in predicting suicidal behavior and ideation, and social desirability had no influence on hopelessness. (Author/WAS)
Descriptors: Adults, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Predictive Validity, Suicide, Test Use, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Hopelessness Scale
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