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Psychological Inflexibility Predicts Suicidality Over Time In College Students, Jennifer Krafft, Elizabeth T. Hicks, Sallie A. Mack, Michael E. Levin
Psychological Inflexibility Predicts Suicidality Over Time In College Students, Jennifer Krafft, Elizabeth T. Hicks, Sallie A. Mack, Michael E. Levin
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Objective:
It is essential to identify modifiable risk factors that can be targeted to reduce suicidal ideation (SI) and behavior in college students. Psychological inflexibility, a pattern of responding to internal experiences in a literal and rigid way, and attempting to control those experiences even when it interferes with valued living, could theoretically lead to SI or increase its intensity.
Method:
Psychological inflexibility and its component processes were tested as a predictor of SI in a longitudinal survey of college students (n = 603, age M = 20.62, 68.9% female, and 94.0% White) in a series of cross-sectional and longitudinal …