@article{ref1,
title="An examination of optimism/pessimism and suicide risk in primary care patients: Does belief in a changeable future make a difference?",
journal="Cognitive therapy and research",
year="2013",
author="Chang, E.C. and Yu, E.A. and Lee, J.Y. and Hirsch, J.K. and Kupfermann, Y. and Kahle, E.R.",
volume="37",
number="4",
pages="796-804",
abstract="An integrative model involving optimism/pessimism and future orientation as predictors of suicide risk (viz.; depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior) was tested in a sample of adult, primary care patients. Beyond the additive influence of the two predictors of suicide risk, optimism/pessimism and future orientation were also hypothesized to interact together to exacerbate suicide risk. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that optimism/pessimism was a robust predictor of suicide risk in adults. Future orientation was found to add significant incremental validity to the prediction of depressive symptoms, but not of suicidal behavior. Noteworthy, the optimism/pessimism × future orientation interaction was found to significantly augment the prediction of both depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior. Implications for therapeutic enhancement of future-oriented constructs in the treatment of suicidal individuals are discussed. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-5916",
doi="10.1007/s10608-012-9505-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-012-9505-0"
}