%0 Journal Article
%T Risk versus protective factors in predicting hopelessness: does the distinction make sense?
%J Suicide studies
%D 2021
%A Lester, David
%V 2
%N 1
%P 28-30
%X This article argues that the distinction between risk and protective factors is merely a linguistic ploy. Separate scales to measure optimism and pessimism were no better at predicting hopelessness scores in a sample of 154 college undergraduates (multiple R = 0.82) than combining the two scales into a single optimism-pessimism scale (Pearson r = 0.82).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I David Lester
%@ 2771-3415
%U http://dx.doi.org/