| Relationships among dispositional coping strategies, suicidal ideation, and protective factors against suicide in older adults. | |
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PMID: 21069608 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Older adults have a disproportionally high rate of completed suicide as compared to the general population. Whereas a large literature has focused on risk factors related to elder suicide, limited research exists on relationships between coping strategies with protective factors against suicide and suicidal ideation in this population. Community-dwelling older adults (N = 108, mean age = 71.5 years, age range = 60-95 years) completed the Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced scale, Reasons for Living inventory, and Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS). Problem- and emotion-focused coping were associated positively with reasons for living and negatively with suicide ideation. Dysfunctional coping was associated positively with suicide ideation, but results did not support the hypothesized negative relationship with reasons for living. Thus, problem- and emotion-focused coping appear to be adaptive, whereas dysfunctional coping appears to be somewhat less related to resilience to suicidal ideation among community-dwelling older adults. Implications of the study are that some coping strategies may serve as protective factors against suicide and that coping strategies should be evaluated as part of a thorough assessment of suicidal risk among older adults. The results also provide some evidence of convergent validity for the recently developed GSIS. |
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Authors:
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Meghan A Marty; Daniel L Segal; Frederick L Coolidge |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Aging & mental health Volume: 14 ISSN: 1364-6915 ISO Abbreviation: Aging Ment Health Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-11 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9705773 Medline TA: Aging Ment Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1015-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO 80933 7150, USA. |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Aged / psychology* Aged, 80 and over Fear Female Geriatric Assessment Humans Male Middle Aged Personality Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Questionnaires Regression Analysis Risk Factors Self Efficacy Self Report Suicidal Ideation* United States |
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