Do Military Personnel "Acquire" the Capability for Suicide From Combat? A Test of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
Do Military Personnel "Acquire" the Capability for Suicide From Combat? A Test of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
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DOI：
10.1177/2167702615595000
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发表时间：
2016-05-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Heron, Elizabeth A.
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作者：
Bryan, Craig J.;Sinclair, Sungchoon;Heron, Elizabeth A.
在过去的十年里，自杀的人际心理理论一直是大量实证研究的焦点。然而，很少有研究关注该理论的命题，即自杀的能力是“获得的”，是暴露于痛苦和挑衅性经历（如暴力、攻击和创伤）的结果。为了确定自杀的能力是否随着时间的推移而“获得”，我们对部署在伊拉克的168名军事人员进行了前瞻性研究。能力得分在从部署前到部署后的2年时间里保持稳定，即使在报告高战斗暴露的军事人员中也是如此。在部署前后，能力与战斗暴露之间的显著正相关具有可比性。这些发现表明，在这些军事人员的样本中，自杀能力不是在战斗暴露后“获得”的。相反，能力是一个稳定的概念。
The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide has been the focus of considerable empirical investigation over the past decade. However, little research has focused on the theory's proposition that the capability for suicide is "acquired" as a consequence of exposure to painful and provocative experiences such as violence, aggression, and trauma. To determine if capability for suicide is "acquired" over time, we conducted a prospective study of 168 military personnel deployed to Iraq. Capability scores remained stable over the course of 2 years from pre- to postdeployment, even among military personnel reporting high combat exposure. Significant positive correlations among capability and combat exposure were comparable both before and after deployment. These findings suggest that capability for suicide was not "acquired" following combat exposure in this sample of military personnel. Capability was, instead, a stable construct.