Suicidality among homeless people: Testing the mediating effects of self-efficacy and depression |
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| Authors: | Yi Jin Kim Javier F Boyas Kyoung Hag Lee Jung Sim Jun |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Social Work, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USAyjkim@olemiss.edu;3. School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA;4. School of Social Work, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA;5. Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis cross-sectional study examined the mediating effect of PTSD on suicide ideation and suicide attempt through two mediators, self-efficacy and depression, among homeless adults. We recruited a non-random, purposive sample of 156 homeless adults from seven homeless people shelters in Kansas. SEM results suggest that self-efficacy and depression were significant mediators between PTSD and suicide ideation, but not between PTSD and suicide attempt. This study’s findings can be used to identify risk factors associated with suicidal behaviors that can be used to design service programs aimed at preventing suicidal ideation and attempt among people who are homeless. |
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| Keywords: | Homeless people suicide PTSD self-efficacy depression |
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