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Citation

Kleiman S, Rule NO. Soc. Psychol. Pers. Sci. 2013; 4(4): 453-460.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1948550612466115

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicide is a pervasive problem worldwide. In this investigation, we show that individuals can perceive suicidality from facial appearance with accuracy that is significantly greater than chance guessing. Inferences of expected or obvious cues, such as how depressed a person seems, did not lead to accurate judgments. Rather, perceptions of how impulsive an individual appears differentiated suicide victims from living controls. Teasing apart various forms of impulsivity revealed that perceptions of impulsive aggression, distinct from other forms of impulsive behavior (e.g., impulsive buying), distinguished suicide victims from controls. Finally, experienced mental health clinicians did not perform significantly better than laypersons at judging suicidality. Facial appearance may therefore hold cues to suicidality, expanding what is known about the expression and perception of social cues from the face and providing new insights into the relationship between mental health and nonverbal cues.


Language: en

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