Entrapment in the military context: Factor structure and associations with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improved understanding of how US service members transition from chronic/baseline to acute suicide risk is warranted. One such model, the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model of Suicide, posits entrapment as central to this process. However, entrapment has not been extensively investigated within military populations.

Methods

This study examines the factor structure, reliability, and predictive validity of the Entrapment Scale (E-Scale) within a military population. Exploratory structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis compared one- versus two-factor structures of the E-Scale. Autoregressive SEM assessed if E-Scale scores predicted suicidal ideation and suicide attempt likelihood at 6- and 12-month follow-up, and examined whether the

SUBMITTER: Baker JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629605 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature