Date of Award
Summer 2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
Psychology
Committee Chair
Dr. Joye Anestis
Committee Chair School
Psychology
Committee Member 2
Dr. Michael Anestis
Committee Member 2 School
Psychology
Committee Member 3
Dr. Nora Charles
Committee Member 3 School
Psychology
Committee Member 4
Dr. Ashley Batastini
Committee Member 4 School
Psychology
Abstract
Suicide represents one of the leading causes of mortality for adolescents. Externalizing behaviors, such as psychopathic and conduct disorder traits, represent risk factors for adolescent suicide. Investigation of suicide capability is especially important, as it is theorized to distinguish individuals who evince suicide ideation from those who progress to making a suicide attempt. Currently, associations between psychopathic and conduct disorder traits and capability in youth are understudied, as well as factors that may potentiate these associations, such as exposure to violence and gender. The aim of this study was to explore the interactive nature of psychopathic and conduct disorder traits, violence exposure, and gender as related to prediction of capability for suicide. Results indicate the moderation models were largely nonsignificant; however, findings reveal that psychopathic and conduct disorder traits confer risk for suicide capability, and suggest continued study in youth samples is warranted. Clinical implications, limitations, and future directions are examined.
Copyright
Harrop, 2020
Recommended Citation
Harrop, Tiffany, "The Roles of Violence Exposure and Gender on the Relationship Between Adolescent Psychopathic and Conduct Disorder Traits and the Capability for Suicide" (2020). Dissertations. 1806.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1806