Associations Between Types of Combat Violence and the Acquired Capability for Suicide
Associations Between Types of Combat Violence and the Acquired Capability for Suicide
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1943-278x.2011.00023.x
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Cukrowicz, Kelly C.
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作者：
Bryan, Craig J.;Cukrowicz, Kelly C.
研究表明，战斗暴露可能会增加自杀的风险。自杀的人际心理学理论（IPTS）认为，暴露于痛苦和挑衅性的经历，如战斗，有助于对死亡的恐惧和增加疼痛的耐受性，这有助于提高个人的自杀企图的能力。特别是暴力和攻击性的战斗经历应该与这种能力表现出相对较强的关联。目前的研究测试这一命题在部署的现役战斗人员的样本。结果表明，所有类型的战斗暴露独立地有助于自杀的能力。与IPTS一致，当同时考虑所有类型的战斗时，以暴力和高伤亡率为特征的战斗与这种能力的关联相对较强。
Research suggests that combat exposure might increase risk for suicide. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (IPTS) proposes that exposure to painful and provocative experiences such as combat contribute to fearlessness about death and increased pain tolerance, which serve to enhance the individual's capability to attempt suicide. Violent and aggressive combat experiences, in particular, should demonstrate relatively stronger associations to this capability. The current study tests this proposition in a sample of deployed active duty combatants. Results indicate that all types of combat exposure independently contribute to capability for suicide. Consistent with the IPTS, when considering all types of combat simultaneously, combat characterized by violence and high levels of injury and death are associated with relatively stronger associations to this capability.