DIFFERENTIATING SUICIDAL MOTIVATIONS AND MANIFESTATIONS IN A NONCLINICAL POPULATION

This research investigated the relationships among three indices of su icidal behaviour (ideation, attempts, reported likelihood to commit) a nd four predictors (depression, hopelessness, motivations based on int ernal perturbations, extrapunitive/manipulative motivations). Using 26 2 nonclinical participants, three key findings emerged. First, not all indices of suicidal behaviour were equivalent. Second, hopelessness a nd motivations based on internal perturbations were consistently the s ignificant, nonredundant predictors of the various suicide indices. Th ird, two underlying dimensions explained the relationships among varia bles: Negative Cognitions, and Action Orientation. implications of the se finding are discussed.