Coping with suicidal ideation : a cross-sectional and longitudinal examination
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: Psychology, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Pachkowski, Mikayla
issued: 2025-08-28T14:50:17Z
issued: 2025
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Key to suicide prevention is the ability to cope with and safely manage suicidal ideation. However, despite an extensive literature on coping with distress, very little research has examined how people cope with suicidal ideation specifically (henceforth referred to as suicide-specific coping; SSC). Thus, this dissertation aimed to address foundational questions about SSC. In Study 1, I examined the frequency with which different SSC responses were used, the perceived impact of these responses on ideation, and the cross-sectional associations between SSC and suicidal ideation and attempts. This study consisted of a detailed semi-structured interview and self-report measures assessing SSC and suicidal ideation administered to 102 undergraduates with a lifetime history of suicidal ideation. In Study 2, I examined longitudinally how SSC predicted subsequent suicidal ideation over the next week (and vice versa). This study employed a two-wave longitudinal design and used self-report measures to assess SSC and suicidal ideation in 400 North American adults who reported recent suicidal ideation. Results from Study 1 identified SSC responses that were more frequent (e.g., withdrawing from others), less frequent (e.g., going to the hospital), more helpful (e.g., finding someone understanding), and more harmful (e.g., withdrawing from others). Adaptive and Maladaptive SSC scales demonstrated minimal to moderate correlations with suicidal ideation and history of attempts. Study 2 found that more frequent maladaptive SSC predicted more intense next week suicidal ideation, and greater confidence and knowledge in SSC predicted less intense next week suicidal ideation. Overall, results from this dissertation provide descriptive information regarding frequency and perceived impact of SSC. Findings also highlight the potential adverse impacts of maladaptive SSC responses on next week suicidal ideation and the potential positive impact of knowledge and confidence in SSC on next week…
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note: COPING WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION by Mikayla Pachkowski MA, The University of British Columbia, 2020 BA (Hons), The University of British Columbia, 2017 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) August 2025 © Mikayla Pachkowski, 2025 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the dissertation entitled: _Coping with suicidal ideation: A cross-sectional and longitudinal examination _________________ submitted by __Mikayla Pachkowski_______ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of _Doctor of Philosophy_______________________________________________________ in _Psychology_______________________________________________________________ Examining Committee: E. David Klonsky, Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Supervisor Joelle LeMoult, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member Luke Clark, Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Supervisory Committee Member Noah Silverberg, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia University Examiner Daniel Cox, Professor, Counselling Psychology, University of British Columbia University Examiner Raymond Tucker, Associate Professor, Psychology, Louisiana State University External Examiner iii Abstract Key to suicide prevention is the ability to cope with and safely manage suicidal ideation. However, despite an extensive literature on coping with distress, very little research has examined how people cope with suicidal ideation specifically (henceforth referred to as suicide-specific coping; SSC). Thus, this dissertation aimed to address foundational questions about SSC. In Study 1, I examined the frequen…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0449945
language: eng
degree discipline: Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Klonsky, E. David
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/92127