Anxiety Sensitivity Differentially Predicts Factors of Interpersonal–Psychological Suicide Risk: A Consideration of Specificity Article

Hudiburgh, SE, Shaw, AM, Arditte Hall, KA et al. (2019). Anxiety Sensitivity Differentially Predicts Factors of Interpersonal–Psychological Suicide Risk: A Consideration of Specificity . SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR, 49(1), 264-277. 10.1111/sltb.12421

cited authors

  • Hudiburgh, SE; Shaw, AM; Arditte Hall, KA; Timpano, KR

authors

abstract

  • Recent studies have identified anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a risk factor for suicidality; however, limited work has been performed to understand this risk within the context of the interpersonal–psychological theory of suicide (IPTS; Joiner, 2005). The current study examined the relationship between overall AS, each AS subfactor (cognitive, social, and physical), and the three IPTS domains (perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and acquired capability). While each AS subfactor uniquely predicted one IPTS domain, greater overall AS only predicted greater acquired capability, suggesting that assessment of AS at the subfactor level may offer us more information about an individual's interpersonal suicide risk.

publication date

  • February 1, 2019

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start page

  • 264

end page

  • 277

volume

  • 49

issue

  • 1