TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Future well-being among U.S. youth who attempted suicide and survived JO - Behavior therapy A1 - Tong, Bingjie A1 - Devendorf, Andrew A1 - Panaite, Vanessa A1 - Miller, Rose A1 - Kashdan, Todd B. A1 - Joiner, Thomas A1 - Twenge, Jean A1 - Karver, Marc A1 - Janakiraman, Roshni A1 - Rottenberg, Jonathan SP - 481 EP - 491 VL - 53 IS - 3 N2 - To what extent does a suicide attempt impair a person's future well-being? We estimated the prevalence of future well-being (FWB) among suicide attempt survivors using a nationally representative sample of 15,170 youths. Suicide attempt survivors were classified as having high FWB if they reported (a) a suicide attempt at Wave I, (b) no suicidal ideation or attempts over the past year at Wave III (7 years after), and (c) a well-being profile at or above the top quartile of nonsuicidal peers. Seventy-five of 574 suicide attempt survivors (∼13%) met criteria for FWB at Wave III, compared to 26% of nonsuicidal peers. Wave I well-being levels, not depressive symptoms, predicted the likelihood of FWB at Wave III (OR = 1.23, 95% CI [1.05, 1.44], p < .05). In conclusion, a nonfatal suicide attempt reduced but did not preclude FWB in a large national sample. The observation that a segment of the population of suicide attempt survivors achieves FWB carries implications for the prognosis of suicidal behavior and the value of incorporating well-being into investigations of suicide-related phenomena.
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LA - en SN - 0005-7894 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2021.11.006 ID - ref1 ER -