TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Factor influencing suicide intent in gay and bisexual suicide ideators: differing models for men with and without human immunodeficiency virus
JO  - Journal of personality and social psychology
A1  - Schneider, S. G.
A1  - Taylor, Shelley E.
A1  - Hammen, C.
A1  - Kemeny, M. E.
A1  - Dudley, J.
SP  - 776
EP  - 788
VL  - 61
IS  - 5
N2  - Of 778 gay and bisexual men (none with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS.), 27% (n = 212) reported suicidal ideation over the previous 6 months. Covariance structure models were used to explore predictors of suicide intent among (n = 112) suicide ideators with (n = 100) and without (n = 112) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Current AIDS-related stressors (deaths and illnesses and perceived AIDS risk) and past levels of adaptive functioning (social isolation and depression) were significantly more powerful predictors of suicide intent among HIV-positive than among HIV-negative ideators. Biological AIDS risk predicted neither suicide intent, current distress, nor perceived AIDS risk. Pathways to suicide intent appear to be psychologically, rather than biologically, mediated. Among HIV-positive ideators, AIDS-related death and illness events predicted suicide intent but not current distress symptoms. Some suicidal ideation in response to AIDS-related events may be an effort to cope rather than a manifestation of psychological distress.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3514
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -