Negative affectivity and suicide risk: the buffering role of gratitude and optimism in spanish adolescents

Sánchez-Álvarez, Nicolás; Brás, Marta; Carmo, Cláudia; Neves de Jesus, Saúl; Extremera, Natalio

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26929

Use this identifier to reference this record.

Name:	Description:	Size:	Format:
sanchez-alvarez-et-al-2025-negative-affectivity-and-suicide-risk-the-buffering-role-of-gratitude-and-optimism-in.pdf		700.04 KB	Adobe PDF	Download

Send Feedback

Authors

Sánchez-Álvarez, Nicolás

Abstract(s)

The role of optimism and gratitude in the link between negative affectivity and suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) was examined in a sample of 1401 Spanish adolescents. Overall, the results of a set of hierarchical regression analyses supported the prediction of optimism and gratitude as predictors of suicide risk. Moreover, we analyzed whether the negative affectivity optimism/gratitude interaction term explains the unique variance in depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. The results show that optimism and gratitude buffered the association between negative affectivity and depressive symptoms/ suicidal ideation, indicating that among adolescents experiencing negative affectivity, those who presented a high level of optimism and gratitude reported a lower risk of suicide. Finally, the practical implications of these novel findings regarding the role of optimism and gratitude in preventing suicide risk among adolescents are discussed.