Abstract: We hypothesized that there would be an association between hopelessness and concealment of ideation with a third moderating variable, connectedness, affecting the association. 401 participants with a history of suicide ideation were polled through a self-report questionnaire measuring hopelessness, concealment of ideation, and connectedness. After running a correlation and multiple regression with an interaction term we concluded that there is no relationship between hopelessness and concealment, and further this potential association is not moderated by connectedness.
Seren Lurie is a member of the class of 2023 at Wesleyan University. They are a double majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience & Behavior. After graduation they plan to get their PhD in clinical psychology and do both research and clinical work in the field of psychology after graduate school.
Destinee Castillo is from New York City and is a member of the class of 2022 at Wesleyan University. She is double majoring in Science in Society and Psychology and minoring in African American Studies. Post graduation she hopes to conduct clinical psychology research for a couple of years before attending medical school.
Anthony Phagoo
Anthony Phagoo is from Orlando, Florida and is a member of the class of 2023 at Wesleyan University. He is majoring in psychology and hopes to pursue a masters degree in counseling psychology and then work as a licensed mental health counselor.
Abstract: In this study we conducted, we explored the relationship between the severity of NSSI methods and acquired capability with the presence or lack of physical pain as a moderator. Severity of NSSI was categorized as either moderate or severe, and individuals who engaged in both types of NSSI were considered severe. We also compared these variables across all ages, races, and sexual orientations that were reported. Our study found that regardless of controlling for the presence of pain during NSSI there was no relationship between acquired capability and severity of NSSI across various ages, races, and sexual orientations.
Ori Cantwell is a junior majoring in Psychology with a certificate in Applied Data Science and a Religion minor.
Gillian Weeks
Gillian Weeks is a junior majoring in Psychology.
Abstract: A large majority of those who experience suicide ideation do not go on to attempt suicide; therefore, we investigated factors that may differentiate ideators from attempters. We specifically focused on emotions surrounding suicide and acquired capability for suicide. We found no significant difference between the emotions surrounding suicide experienced by those who had previously attempted suicide versus those who had solely ideated. Additionally, acquired capability for suicide did not significantly moderate this relationship.
