The Mediating Role of Coping Self-Efficacy in Hope Box Use and Suicidal Ideation Severity

Lauren M. Denneson; Derek J. Smolenski; Brian W. Bauer; Steven Dobscha; Nigel E. Bush

doi:10.1080/13811118.2018.1456383

The Mediating Role of Coping Self-Efficacy in Hope Box Use and Suicidal Ideation Severity

Lauren M. Denneson, Derek J. Smolenski, Brian W. Bauer, Steven Dobscha, Nigel E. Bush

Psychiatry

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Abstract

In this study, we examined the indirect effect of the Virtual Hope Box (VHB) smartphone application on suicidal ideation, mediated through coping self-efficacy. A total of 117 veterans with suicidal ideation completed measures on coping self-efficacy and suicidal ideation at baseline and weeks 3, 6, and 12. Participants were randomly assigned to either the VHB or enhanced treatment as usual (eTAU) condition. Parallel process growth curve modeling (−0.20 [95% CI = −0.44, 0.00]) and auto-regressive modeling (−0.12 [95% CI = −0.35, −0.01]) revealed that a higher rate of change in coping self-efficacy in the VHB group was associated with a decrease in suicidal ideation severity, as compared to the eTAU group. Findings suggest that coping self-efficacy may be one mechanism by which the VHB operates to help reduce suicidal ideation. More broadly, the role of coping self-efficacy in reducing suicidal ideation is worthy of future study.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Archives of Suicide Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1456383
State	Accepted/In press - Jul 6 2018

Keywords

coping
suicidal ideation
veterans

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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