Examining Highly Novel Positive Future Thinking in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although traditionally considered protective, certain forms of positive future thinking (PFT) may be associated with greater suicide risk. In this first a priori investigation of potential maladaptive forms of PFT, we tested whether novelty (i.e., dissimilarity to past experiences) and lack of attainment of the imagined positive future may explain counterintuitive associations between PFT and suicidal ideation (SI).

Method

At baseline, adolescents (N = 76, ages 12-19) completed a behavioral measure of PFT (i.e., Future Thinking Task) and rated the novelty of each positive future thought. At the 3-month follow-up, we measured attainment of the positive future events generated at baseline by asking adolescents whether the event happened and, if it did, if it w

SUBMITTER: Nam RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496765 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature