Research paperA longitudinal test of the predictions of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behaviour for passive and active suicidal ideation in a large community-based cohort
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Participants
Data were extracted from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life project, a large longitudinal cohort study that measures a range of physical health, mental health, cognitive and personality characteristics across the lifespan using three narrow-age cohorts (Anstey et al., 2011). Potential participants were selected at random from the electoral rolls of Canberra ACT and Queanbeyan NSW Australia, according to three age cohorts: ‘young’ aged 20–24 years, ‘midlife’ aged 40–44 years,
Sample characteristics
Table 1 presents sample characteristics, mental health symptomology and IPTS risk factors at wave 3 by reported suicide thoughts/behaviours at wave 4. Respondents reporting suicidal thoughts/behaviours had, on average, significantly greater TB and PB scores compared to participants who did not report suicidal thoughts/behaviours (p < 0.001 for all measures). The average Goldberg Depression and Goldberg Anxiety score for respondents reporting suicidal thoughts/behaviours exceeded the mean
Discussion
The present study was one of the largest to examine the predictions of the IPTS with regard to suicidal ideation, and the first to longitudinally test predictions of the IPTS in a community sample. The findings indicate mixed support for the theory. Significant effects of TB, PB, and their interaction were observed for passive suicidal ideation, which is consistent with the theory's predictions for passive ideation (Van Orden et al., 2010). However, the significant interaction suggested a
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Kaarin Anstey, Peter Butterworth, Simon Easteal, Patricia Jacomb, Karen Maxwell, and the PATH interviewers, for their contributions to the PATH study.
Funding
The study was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants 973302, 179805, 350833, 157125 and Australian Research Council grant 130101705. PJB, ALC and HC are supported by NHMRC Fellowships 1083311, 1122544 and 1056964.
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