Resilience as positive coping appraisals: Testing the schematic appraisals model of suicide (SAMS) |
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Authors: | J Johnson AM Wood |
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Institution: | School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK |
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Abstract: | AimsThe Schematic Appraisals Model of Suicide (SAMS) suggests that positive self-appraisals may be important for buffering suicidal thoughts and behaviours, potentially providing a key source of resilience. The current study aimed to explore whether positive self-appraisals buffered individuals from suicidality in the face of stressful life events.Method78 participants who reported experiencing some degree of suicidality were recruited from a student population. They completed a battery of questionnaires including measures of suicidality, stressful life events and positive self-appraisals.ResultsPositive self-appraisals moderated the association between stressful life events and suicidality. For those reporting moderate or high levels of positive self-appraisals, raised incidence of stressful life events did not lead to increases in suicidality.DiscussionThese results support the SAMS framework, and suggest that positive self-appraisals may confer resilience to suicide. Positive self-appraisals may be a promising avenue for further resilience research, and an important area to target for suicide interventions. |
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Keywords: | Resilience Hardiness Positive appraisals Life events Suicide Young adults |
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