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Conner, Kenneth R.; Duberstein, Paul R.; Conwell, Yeates; Seidlitz, Larry; Caine, Eric D. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001
This article reviews empirical literature on psychological vulnerability to completed suicide. Five constructs have been consistently associated with completed suicide: impulsivity/aggression; depression; anxiety; hopelessness; and self-consciousness/social disengagement. Current knowledge of psychological vulnerability could inform social…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Emotional Response, Literature Reviews, Personality Traits
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Conner, Kenneth R.; Meldrum, Sean; Wieczorek, William F.; Duberstein, Paul R.; Welte, John W. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
Information on the association of impulsivity and measures of aggression with suicidal ideation in adolescents and young adults is limited. Data were gathered from a community sample of 625 adolescent and young adult males. Analyses were based on multivariate generalized estimating equations. Impulsivity and irritability were associated strongly…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Males, Conceptual Tempo, Suicide
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Conner, Kenneth R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
Unplanned acts of suicidal behavior involve little preparation or forethought whereas planned acts may be carefully conceived and implemented. Planned acts are associated with greater depression, hopelessness, and lethality, but there are meager data on other factors associated with planning. The prevention of planned and unplanned acts may…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Prevention, Depression (Psychology), Suicide