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Purpose in Life, Satisfaction with Life, and Suicide Ideation in a Clinical Sample
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“people who are contemplating killing themselves and, to a lesser degree, people who experience emotional disturbances often attribute their current status to a lack of purpose in life”
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“Optimism, gratitude and other positive states have been associated with reductions in hopelessness, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, often independent of depression [10 -16].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Heisel, M. J., & Flett, G. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- York University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Heisel, Marnin J.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 127-135
- ISSN
- 0164-0305 (ISSN-L)
- 0882-2689
- 1573-3505
- OpenAlex
- W1968960231
- Cited by
- 324
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 5.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- York University
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- meaning of life, life satisfaction, suicidal ideation, psychiatric patients, depression, neuroticism, resilience, mediation, moderation, existential themes, suicide risk prediction
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