@article{ref1,
title="Gender effects among undergraduates relating to suicide risk, impulsivity, aggression and self-efficacy",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2007",
author="Pompili, Maurizio and Innamorati, Marco and Lester, David and Brunetti, Serena and Tatarelli, Roberto and Girardi, Paolo",
volume="43",
number="8",
pages="2047-2056",
abstract="The present study investigated the association of impulsivity, aggression and self-efficacy with protective factors against suicide. The study population consisted of 300 Italian university students (141 males, 159 females); mean age 24.2 (SD = 3.01). Participants were assessed by means of the Reasons for Living Inventory, the Aggression Questionnaire, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. Correlations between reasons for living and aggression and impulsivity scores were weak. However, for those individuals with high self-efficacy, aggression and impulsivity were associated with stronger reasons for living. These results support the possibility that increasing general self-efficacy could be a useful target for interventions directed toward suicide prevention in individuals with problems in emotional control. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />",
language="",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.019"
}