Suicidality, Problem-Solving Skills, Attachment Style, and Hopelessness in Turkish Students

Among 180 Turkish university students, the probability of suicide was strongly predicted by both hopelessness & deficiencies in problem solving. In addition, for women, unhealthy attachment styles (preoccupied & dismissing) also predicted suicidality. The clinical implications of these findings are that psychotherapists should focus on helping suicidal adolescents improve their problem solving skills & decreasing their hopelessness &, for women, assisting them to develop healthier relationship styles. (44 refs.)