Citation

Kwan MY, Gordon KH, Carter DL, Minnich AM, Grossman SD. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2016; 47(4): 493-508.

Affiliation

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12304

PMID

27807882

Abstract

Suicide attempts and premature mortality due to suicide are elevated in people with eating disorders. Informed by the interpersonal theory of suicide, two studies examined the role of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in explaining the association between eating disorder symptoms and suicide risk.

RESULTS indicated that various eating disorder symptoms had an indirect effect on suicide risk through perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Targeting perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness may be useful for decreasing suicide risk among undergraduates with eating disorder symptoms.

© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.

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