Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
William Fremouw
Committee Co-Chair
Amy Fiske
Committee Member
Aaron Metzger.
Abstract
Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Individuals are hypothesized to acquire the capability for suicide through the experiencing of painful and provocative events. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Painful and Provocative Events Scale (PPES), a measure that seeks to identify experiences that lead an individual to acquire the capability for suicide through an increased tolerance for pain and a decreased fear of death. An exploratory factor analyses conducted to examine the factor structure of a revised Painful and Provocative Events Scale yielded a two-factor structure. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis supported the two-factor structure. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses and a path analyses found support for the Interpersonal- Psychological Theory of Suicide in a sample of undergraduates and a subsample of cyberbullying victims.
Recommended Citation
McNally, Matthew R., "Examining the Painful and Provocative Events Scale and Testing the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behavior in Undergraduates and Cyberbullying Victims" (2013). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 106.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/106