The Role of Hopelessness and Social Desirability in Predicting Suicidal Behavior: A Study of Prison Inmates.

Ivanoff, Andre; Jang, Sung Joon

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ERIC Number: EJ432218

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Role of Hopelessness and Social Desirability in Predicting Suicidal Behavior: A Study of Prison Inmates.

Ivanoff, Andre; Jang, Sung Joon

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v59 n3 p394-99 Jun 1991

Examined relationships among hopelessness, social desirability, and suicidal behavior among stratified random sample of state prison inmates (n=130). Found that hopelessness and suicidal behavior remained significantly correlated even after social desirability was held constant. Also found that utility of hopelessness in predicting suicidal behavior varied with level of social desirability. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Prisoners, Social Desirability, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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