The Role of Perfectionism and Depressive Cognitions in Understanding the Hopelessness Experienced by Adolescent Suicide Attempters |
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Authors: | Deidre Donaldson Anthony Spirito Eileen Farnett |
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Affiliation: | (1) Brown University School of Medicine, USA;(2) Brown University School of Medicine. Child and Family Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903 |
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Abstract: | This study examined the relation of two cognitive variables, depressive cognitions and perfectionism, to the hopelessness experienced by adolescent suicide attempters. Adolescent suicide attempters (N = 68) were administered three measures assessing cognitive characteristics commonly associated with adolescent suicidal behavior: the Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS), the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents (DEQ-A), and the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC). Socially prescribed perfectionism on the CAPS and self-criticism on the DEQ-A were both highly correlated with HSC. Regression analyses indicated that perfectionism was significantly related to hopelessness, but this relationship was attenuated after the effects of depressive cognitions on hopelessness were controlled. Self-criticism was the cognitive variable most strongly associated with hopelessness suggesting that it is a more important focus for cognitive interventions in adolescent suicide attempters than perfectionism. |
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Keywords: | Adolescent Suicide Attempters Perfectionism Hopelessness Depressive Cognitions |
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