The relationship between daily positive future thinking and past-week suicidal ideation in youth: An experience sampling study.

ABSTRACT: Reduced positive future thinking has been associated with suicidal ideation and behavior in adults, and appears to be exacerbated by negative affect. Yet, this has received little attention in youth. Prior research has also focused on longer-term future thinking, e.g., months and years, and relied on lab-based assessments. Using the experience sampling method (ESM), we investigated whether short-term future thinking in daily life was associated with suicidal ideation in youth and explored the role of affect in the future thinking-suicidal ideation relationship. A community sample of N = 722 adolescent twins and their non-twin siblings completed ESM as part of the TwinssCan study (n = 55 with, and n = 667 without, past-week suicidal ideation). Participants completed sel

SUBMITTER: Kirtley OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556869 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature