The Specificity of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior for Identifying Suicidal Ideation in an Online Sample

Philip J. Batterham; Alison L. Calear; Bregje A.J. Van Spijker

doi:10.1111/sltb.12140

The Specificity of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior for Identifying Suicidal Ideation in an Online Sample

Philip J. Batterham^*, Alison L. Calear, Bregje A.J. Van Spijker

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Abstract

The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior suggests that the combination of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness predicts suicidal ideation. However, the specificity of this prediction to suicidal ideation has not been tested. This study examined whether these constructs were consistently associated with different characteristics of suicidal ideation, and whether they were associated with mental health problems more broadly, in an online sample of 1,352 Australian adults. Findings indicated that the interaction between perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness was associated only with suicidal ideation and consistent across multiple characteristics of ideation. The study broadly supported the specificity of the IPTS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	448-460
Number of pages	13
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	45
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12140
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

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