While suicide poses an imminent threat against the global health, Joiner's Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide has been gaining increased empirical support as a comprehensive theory of suicidal behavior. The theory posits that death by suici... While suicide poses an imminent threat against the global health, Joiner's Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide has been gaining increased empirical support as a comprehensive theory of suicidal behavior. The theory posits that death by suicide occurs when the desire to commit suicide and the ability to transfer it into action are present simultaneously (Joiner, 2005; Van Orden et al., 2010). More specifically, the desire for suicide is composed of two interpersonal needs: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. Many researches have compared its constructs with findings of previous researches, yet only a few have examined the individual differences that might variate its manifestations. Therefore, in this study, we examined the interaction between personality configurations and constructs of suicide desire (i.e. interpersonal needs) in predicting current suicide ideation. In particular, two types of personality configurations, sociotropy and autonomy, that have been warranted as vulnerabilities of depression, were of interest. We hypothesized that sociotropy would interact with thwarted belongingness to predict current suicide ideation, and that autonomy would interact with perceived burdensomeness to predict current suicide ideation. The current study was conducted on undergraduate students from a university located in Seoul, Korea. In the preliminary stage, we first examined the psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire, which was developed to measure constructs of suicide desire. Results indicated a two-factor model with excellent fit. However, a single item that loaded on thwarted belongingness in the original study, crossloaded on both factors. Implications are discussed from a cultural perspective. Then, we examined our main topic of interest. Results indicated a significant interaction between sociotropy and thwarted belongingness, and autonomy and perceived burdensomeness. However, sociotropy rather demonstrated itself as a protective factor for suicide ideation in the presence of thwarted belongingness. Clinical implications and directions for future research will be discussed. ，韩语论文范文，韩语论文网站 |
