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Hope theory: a framework for understanding suicidal action.

Parveen K Grewal1, James E Porter

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4. parveengrewal@hotmail .com

Death Studies
|April 7, 2007
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This study explores C. R. Snyder

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Suicidology

Background:

  • Existing suicide literature has limitations.
  • C. R. Snyder's hope theory offers a novel framework.
  • A. T. Beck's hopelessness theory provides a comparison point.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review Snyder's hope theory for understanding suicide.
  • To compare hope theory with Beck's hopelessness theory.
  • To explore the relationship between hope theory constructs and suicidal behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Critical review of existing literature.
  • Application of hope theory constructs (goals, pathways thinking, agency thinking) to suicide.
  • Comparison of Snyder's hope theory and Beck's hopelessness theory.

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Main Results:

  • Hope theory provides a comprehensive framework for understanding suicide.
  • Hope/hopelessness, goals, pathways, and agency are key factors in suicidal behavior.
  • Snyder's theory offers a more nuanced understanding than Beck's theory alone.

Conclusions:

  • Hope theory can significantly broaden the theoretical understanding of suicide.
  • This framework can guide future empirical research on suicide.
  • Implications for suicide prevention and treatment are discussed.