%0 Journal Article
%T Mediating Effects of Positive Thinking and Social Support on Suicide Resilience
%A Abir K. Bekhet
%A Denise M. Matel-Anderson
%A Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
%J Western Journal of Nursing Research
%@ 1552-8456
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0193945918757988
%X Suicide has been the second leading cause of death for 18- to 24-year-olds in the United States since 2011. The stress experienced by undergraduate college students has the potential to increase one¡¯s risk for suicide. Resilience theory was used as a theoretical framework to examine the interplay between risk and protective factors. A cross-sectional and correlational design was used to assess the mediating effects of positive thinking and/or social support on suicide resilience in 131 college students 18 to 24 years old who completed an online survey. The study found an indirect effect of self-esteem on suicide resilience through positive thinking and social support indicating that as self-esteem increases, positive thinking and social support also increase, which leads to an increase in resilience. The study also found a direct effect of self-esteem, positive thinking, and social support on suicide resilience. The findings inform the development of tailored interventions to build suicide resilience in college students
%K suicide resilience
%K college students
%K positive thinking
%K social support
%K self-esteem
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0193945918757988