<p>This cross-sectional study aims to identify the role that self-efficacy plays in the link between psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in a high-risk sample of 209 Black women with a recent history of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure and/or a suicide attempt. Data were collected as a part of a project designed to identify culturally competent mental health interventions for this group. We found that psychotic symptoms were positively related to suicidal ideation and inversely associated with self-efficacy. We also found an inverse relation between self-efficacy and suicidal ideation, suggesting that lower levels of self-efficacy were associated with increased suicidal thoughts. Moreover, the indirect effect of psychotic symptoms on suicidal ideation through self-efficacy was statistically significant. We conclude that bolstering self-efficacy may be a valuable intervention target for Black women with a history of IPV and suicide attempts.</p>

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Self-efficacy as a Mediator of the Relation Between Psychotic Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Black American Women with a Recent History of Intimate Partner Violence

  • Joya N. Hampton-Anderson,
  • Daeja Hamm,
  • Derek M. Novacek,
  • Tyler Perry,
  • Reeya Bazari,
  • Sarah Dunn,
  • Dorian A. Lamis,
  • Nadine J. Kaslow

摘要

This cross-sectional study aims to identify the role that self-efficacy plays in the link between psychotic symptoms and suicidal ideation in a high-risk sample of 209 Black women with a recent history of intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure and/or a suicide attempt. Data were collected as a part of a project designed to identify culturally competent mental health interventions for this group. We found that psychotic symptoms were positively related to suicidal ideation and inversely associated with self-efficacy. We also found an inverse relation between self-efficacy and suicidal ideation, suggesting that lower levels of self-efficacy were associated with increased suicidal thoughts. Moreover, the indirect effect of psychotic symptoms on suicidal ideation through self-efficacy was statistically significant. We conclude that bolstering self-efficacy may be a valuable intervention target for Black women with a history of IPV and suicide attempts.