Trapped in my inner prison-Cross-sectional examination of internal and external entrapment, hopelessness and suicidal ideation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior, entrapment that consecutively leads to hopelessness is considered as a proximal risk factor for suicidal ideation. Entrapment can refer to both external and internal circumstances whereby results of recent studies indicate that internal entrapment plays a more important role than external entrapment in the development of suicidal ideation. It has been considered that to escape internal entrapment might be more complicated than to change external circumstances. However, it remains unclear whether the greater effect of internal entrapment on suicidal ideation is due to greater feelings of hopelessness. Therefore, the aim of this study was to address this research gap and to examine the effects of int

SUBMITTER: Holler I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295950 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature