Hope and hopelessness as predictors of suicide ideation in Hungarian college students

ABSTRACT

This study investigated whether hopelessness and dispositional hope predict suicide ideation in 395 Hungarian college students. Both hopelessness and hope uniquely predicted suicide ideation, a pattern that remained unchanged even after controlling for psychological symptoms. Moreover, a significant Hopelessness × Hope interaction predicted suicide ideation. Present findings highlight how hope buffers the association between hopelessness and suicide risk in college students.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Tamás Martos for his assistance in helping to collect data for the present study. In addition, I would like to acknowledge Tae Myung-Sook and Chang Suk-Choon for their encouragement and support throughout this project.