Raymond P Tucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 167799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raymond P Tucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raymond P |
| FAMILY NAME | Tucker |
| SIGNATURE | TUCKER R P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9256-6113 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
To Honor and Defend
Understanding the factors that explain why some people are more likely to enlist in military service is an important endeavor for any nation that depends upon a voluntary military force. Three studies investigated the role of honor culture in military service. These studies assessed statewide differences in military enlistment rates (Study 1), individual differences in honor endorsement between military personnel and civilians (Study 2), and asso…
An investigation of the construct validity of spiritual readiness in a sample of active duty army personnel
Hate crime law associations with mental health and discrimination experiences among transgender and gender diverse adults
State‐level hate crime laws are a proposed solution for pernicious effects endured by transgender and gender diverse (e.g., no‐binary, queer) (TGD) communities. The present study investigated the following correlates of psychological distress, suicidal behavior, and discrimination experiences among TGD adults: State‐level hate crime law statutes (e.g., gender identity protection), state‐level attitudes (e.g., conservative ideology), and individua…
An evaluation of factor structure and measurement invariance of the Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale
Introduction: The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (ITS) posits that suicidal ideation emerges when an individual feels an intractable hopelessness around the perception they are a burden to others and feels as though they are not connected with others. The Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale (IHS) was developed to assess these constructs of the ITS. To better understand how groups experience interpersonal hopelessness, this study sough…
Suicide-related outcomes in a cross-sectional, national sample of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive Black, Indigenous, and other people of color
A network analysis of social determinants of health and rates of youth suicidal ideation and suicide attempts at the neighborhood-level in Houston, Texas
To identify youth suicide risk factors and possible avenues for intervention, a social-ecological model approach has been encouraged. In considering which youth may think about or attempt suicide, the assessment of social determinants of health (SDOH) appears vital. Utilizing a network analytic approach, this study developed an estimated partial correlation network to examine relationships between youth suicidal ideation/suicide attempts via yout…
A Cross-National Psychometric Test of the Lesbian, Gay, and bisexual–Positive Identity Scale (LGB-PIM)
Sexual minority identity measurement research historically focuses on negative aspects such as internalized prejudice. More recent literature adopts an asset-oriented view by developing models of positive identity. A commonly used self-report survey quantifying sexual minority identity is the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Positive Identity Measure (LGB-PIM). Despite its use, the LGB-PIM lacks thorough psychometric assessment in non-American samples …
Honor Endorsement and Increased Firearm Purchasing Behavior and Intentions During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The surge in firearm sales from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to increases in firearm violence, which is of public concern given that having firearms in one's home is associated with increased risk for domestic violence and suicide. Consistent with pre-pandemic trends, individuals tended to purchase firearms for self-protection during COVID-19. Prior work indicates that protective firearm ownership is motivated not only by p…
Social-Ecological Correlates of Social Well-Being in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the USA
Introduction Emerging transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health models focus on social well-being. The present study contributes to this movement through investigation of hate crime statutes, state-level political and anti-TGD attitudes, and multiple marginalized identities as correlates of social well-being (i.e., outness, community connection, and workplace and familial support). Methods The current study merged data from three sources: (a) t…
Exploring mental health and help-seeking attitudes among sexual minoritized adults in Utah
Sexual minoritized individuals living in Utah face unique social challenges that may adversely affect their mental health and ability to seek help for mental health problems. Due to the large social presence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sexual minoritized individuals living in Utah may face religious-based stigma that negatively impacts their mental health and creates barriers to getting help from family, mental health prof…
Defeat, Entrapment, and Hopelessness
Psychological theories of suicide posit conceptually similar constructs related to the development of suicidal thinking. These constructs often evince high-magnitude interrelationships across studies. Within these theories, defeat, entrapment and hopelessness standout as conceptually and quantitatively similar. Theoretical improvements may be facilitated through clarifying the subscale and item-level similarities among these constructs. Factor an…
Substance Misuse among a Diverse Psychiatric Inpatient Sample
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are among the most common reasons for admission to psychiatric inpatient units and a large percentage of these patients also engage in substance misuse. Yet, no known studies have examined whether patients with STBs admitted to inpatient psychiatry units are motivated to change their substance misuse and, if so, whether they benefit from MET-CBT for substance misuse while on the inpatient unit. This study as…
From and for folks
To examine the role of various forms of social support as a protective factor for transgender and gender diverse individuals against suicidal ideation. Data analyzed in the current study were part of the 2017 Trans Lifeline Mental Health Survey. Self-identified transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults (N = 4147) completed an online, cross-sectional survey that included self-report measures on past-year suicidal ideation, perceived receipt of s…
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Validating Biobehavioral Technologies for Use in Clinical Psychiatry
The last decade has witnessed the development of sophisticated biobehavioral and genetic, ambulatory, and other measures that promise unprecedented insight into psychiatric disorders. As yet, clinical sciences have struggled with implementing these objective measures and they have yet to move beyond "proof of concept." In part, this struggle reflects a traditional, and conceptually flawed, application of traditional psychometrics (i.e., reliabili…
Work and suicide
Although organizational scholars have long been interested in employees' well‐being and occupational health, less work has focused specifically on suicide behaviors among employees. This dearth of research is concerning given that individuals spend a significant portion of their waking hours at work, and suicide deaths among American workers are on the rise. To encourage the study of work and suicide with the intent of ultimately reducing mortali…
Suicide Safety Planning
Extant literature has demonstrated that suicide safety planning is an efficacious intervention for reducing patient risk for suicide-related behaviors. However, little is known about factors that may impact the effectiveness of the intervention, such as provider training and comfort, use of specific safety plan elements, circumstances under which providers choose to use safety planning, and personal factors which influence a provider's decision t…
Alcohol use and the interpersonal theory of suicide in American Indian young adults
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian (AI) young adults. Alcohol use is a well-established risk factor for suicide. On average, AIs ages 12 to 20 exhibit the second-highest rate of binge drinking compared to all other ethnic groups. The current study investigated the relation between alcohol use and suicide ideation in an AI sample and examined these relations in the context of the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS).…
Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders
Understanding Indigenous Suicide Through a Theoretical Lens
Many American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities throughout North America continue to experience the devastating impact of suicide. Theoretical explanations of suicide from a psychological, sociological, cultural, and Indigenous perspective all differ in focus and applicability to AI/AN communities. These diverse theoretical frameworks and models are presented herein to examine the potential applicability, strengths, and limitations in unde…
The interpersonal theory of suicide
Experiencing racial microaggressions influences suicide ideation through perceived burdensomeness in African Americans
Racial microaggressions are a contemporary form of subtle discrimination that occur in everyday exchanges, and are associated with a variety of negative mental health outcomes, including suicide ideation. Previous work (e.g., Torres-Harding, Andrade, & Romero Diaz, 2012) has identified 6 dimensions of racial microaggressions: invisibility, criminality, low-achieving/undesirable culture, sexualization, foreigner/not belonging, and environmental in…
Hope as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Predictors of Suicide and Suicidal Thinking in African Americans
Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death of African Americans between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Possible risk factors of suicidal ideation for this population include the two interpersonal constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Past research has demonstrated that hope is negatively associated with each of these two constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide an…
Autonomy as a Prospective Predictor of Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness Through Symptoms of Depression
This study examined the relationship between sociotropy, autonomy, depression symptoms, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness in a sample of 113 undergraduate students. A prospective design with three time points was utilized to determine whether personality styles and depression symptoms play a role in the development of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, two interpersonal suicide risk factors. Time 1 autonomy pr…
Historical loss thinking and symptoms of depression are influenced by ethnic experience in American Indian college students
Results indicated that a strong ethnic identification, desire to predominantly socialize with other American Indians, and perceptions of discrimination were associated with increased historical loss thinking. Feelings of comfort and assimilation with the mainstream American culture were negatively related to historical loss thinking. Only perception of discrimination was directly related to symptoms of depression; however, ethnic identification a…
Experiencing racial microaggressions influences suicide ideation through perceived burdensomeness in African Americans
Racial microaggressions are a contemporary form of subtle discrimination that occur in everyday exchanges, and are associated with a variety of negative mental health outcomes, including suicide ideation. Previous work (e.g., Torres-Harding, Andrade, & Romero Diaz, 2012) has identified 6 dimensions of racial microaggressions: invisibility, criminality, low-achieving/undesirable culture, sexualization, foreigner/not belonging, and environmental in…
Hope as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Predictors of Suicide and Suicidal Thinking in African Americans
Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death of African Americans between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Possible risk factors of suicidal ideation for this population include the two interpersonal constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Past research has demonstrated that hope is negatively associated with each of these two constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide an…
Historical loss thinking and symptoms of depression are influenced by ethnic experience in American Indian college students
Results indicated that a strong ethnic identification, desire to predominantly socialize with other American Indians, and perceptions of discrimination were associated with increased historical loss thinking. Feelings of comfort and assimilation with the mainstream American culture were negatively related to historical loss thinking. Only perception of discrimination was directly related to symptoms of depression; however, ethnic identification a…
Interpersonal suicide risk for American Indians
American Indians (AIs) experience increased suicide rates compared with other groups in the United States. However, no past studies have examined AI suicide by way of a recent empirically supported theoretical model of suicide. The current study investigated whether AI suicidal ideation can be predicted by two components: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, from the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (T. E. Joiner, 200…
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Work and suicide
Although organizational scholars have long been interested in employees' well‐being and occupational health, less work has focused specifically on suicide behaviors among employees. This dearth of research is concerning given that individuals spend a significant portion of their waking hours at work, and suicide deaths among American workers are on the rise. To encourage the study of work and suicide with the intent of ultimately reducing mortali…
Burdensomeness, depression, and suicide in a sample of American-Indian college students
Purpose – The interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS; Joiner, 2005) has gained empirical support as a framework for understanding why people die by suicide in the general population, and more recently, among American Indians (AIs). The purpose of this paper is to examine two key constructs of the theory, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness as mediators of depression and suicidal ideation within an AI sample. Design/methodology/appro…
Interpersonal suicide risk for American Indians
American Indians (AIs) experience increased suicide rates compared with other groups in the United States. However, no past studies have examined AI suicide by way of a recent empirically supported theoretical model of suicide. The current study investigated whether AI suicidal ideation can be predicted by two components: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, from the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (T. E. Joiner, 200…
Does the Experience of Interpersonal Predictors of Suicidal Desire Predict Positive Attitudes Toward Physician Assisted Suicide
The current study examined the relationship between Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) attitudes and interpersonal risk factors of suicidal desire as outlined by the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior (Joiner, 2005). It was hypothesized that both thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness would be positively related to PAS acceptance. Results indicated that thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness predicted …
Autonomy as a Prospective Predictor of Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness Through Symptoms of Depression
This study examined the relationship between sociotropy, autonomy, depression symptoms, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness in a sample of 113 undergraduate students. A prospective design with three time points was utilized to determine whether personality styles and depression symptoms play a role in the development of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, two interpersonal suicide risk factors. Time 1 autonomy pr…
Historical loss thinking and symptoms of depression are influenced by ethnic experience in American Indian college students
Results indicated that a strong ethnic identification, desire to predominantly socialize with other American Indians, and perceptions of discrimination were associated with increased historical loss thinking. Feelings of comfort and assimilation with the mainstream American culture were negatively related to historical loss thinking. Only perception of discrimination was directly related to symptoms of depression; however, ethnic identification a…
Experiencing racial microaggressions influences suicide ideation through perceived burdensomeness in African Americans
Racial microaggressions are a contemporary form of subtle discrimination that occur in everyday exchanges, and are associated with a variety of negative mental health outcomes, including suicide ideation. Previous work (e.g., Torres-Harding, Andrade, & Romero Diaz, 2012) has identified 6 dimensions of racial microaggressions: invisibility, criminality, low-achieving/undesirable culture, sexualization, foreigner/not belonging, and environmental in…
Hope as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Predictors of Suicide and Suicidal Thinking in African Americans
Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death of African Americans between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Possible risk factors of suicidal ideation for this population include the two interpersonal constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness. Past research has demonstrated that hope is negatively associated with each of these two constructs of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide an…
The interpersonal theory of suicide
Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders
Understanding Indigenous Suicide Through a Theoretical Lens
Many American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities throughout North America continue to experience the devastating impact of suicide. Theoretical explanations of suicide from a psychological, sociological, cultural, and Indigenous perspective all differ in focus and applicability to AI/AN communities. These diverse theoretical frameworks and models are presented herein to examine the potential applicability, strengths, and limitations in unde…
Alcohol use and the interpersonal theory of suicide in American Indian young adults
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian (AI) young adults. Alcohol use is a well-established risk factor for suicide. On average, AIs ages 12 to 20 exhibit the second-highest rate of binge drinking compared to all other ethnic groups. The current study investigated the relation between alcohol use and suicide ideation in an AI sample and examined these relations in the context of the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS).…
Suicide Safety Planning
Extant literature has demonstrated that suicide safety planning is an efficacious intervention for reducing patient risk for suicide-related behaviors. However, little is known about factors that may impact the effectiveness of the intervention, such as provider training and comfort, use of specific safety plan elements, circumstances under which providers choose to use safety planning, and personal factors which influence a provider's decision t…
Validating Biobehavioral Technologies for Use in Clinical Psychiatry
The last decade has witnessed the development of sophisticated biobehavioral and genetic, ambulatory, and other measures that promise unprecedented insight into psychiatric disorders. As yet, clinical sciences have struggled with implementing these objective measures and they have yet to move beyond "proof of concept." In part, this struggle reflects a traditional, and conceptually flawed, application of traditional psychometrics (i.e., reliabili…
Work and suicide
Although organizational scholars have long been interested in employees' well‐being and occupational health, less work has focused specifically on suicide behaviors among employees. This dearth of research is concerning given that individuals spend a significant portion of their waking hours at work, and suicide deaths among American workers are on the rise. To encourage the study of work and suicide with the intent of ultimately reducing mortali…
Defeat, Entrapment, and Hopelessness
Psychological theories of suicide posit conceptually similar constructs related to the development of suicidal thinking. These constructs often evince high-magnitude interrelationships across studies. Within these theories, defeat, entrapment and hopelessness standout as conceptually and quantitatively similar. Theoretical improvements may be facilitated through clarifying the subscale and item-level similarities among these constructs. Factor an…
Substance Misuse among a Diverse Psychiatric Inpatient Sample
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are among the most common reasons for admission to psychiatric inpatient units and a large percentage of these patients also engage in substance misuse. Yet, no known studies have examined whether patients with STBs admitted to inpatient psychiatry units are motivated to change their substance misuse and, if so, whether they benefit from MET-CBT for substance misuse while on the inpatient unit. This study as…
From and for folks
To examine the role of various forms of social support as a protective factor for transgender and gender diverse individuals against suicidal ideation. Data analyzed in the current study were part of the 2017 Trans Lifeline Mental Health Survey. Self-identified transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults (N = 4147) completed an online, cross-sectional survey that included self-report measures on past-year suicidal ideation, perceived receipt of s…
Interpersonal Risk Factors, Sexual and Gender Minority Status, and Suicidal Ideation
Exploring mental health and help-seeking attitudes among sexual minoritized adults in Utah
Sexual minoritized individuals living in Utah face unique social challenges that may adversely affect their mental health and ability to seek help for mental health problems. Due to the large social presence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sexual minoritized individuals living in Utah may face religious-based stigma that negatively impacts their mental health and creates barriers to getting help from family, mental health prof…
Honor Endorsement and Increased Firearm Purchasing Behavior and Intentions During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The surge in firearm sales from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to increases in firearm violence, which is of public concern given that having firearms in one's home is associated with increased risk for domestic violence and suicide. Consistent with pre-pandemic trends, individuals tended to purchase firearms for self-protection during COVID-19. Prior work indicates that protective firearm ownership is motivated not only by p…
Social-Ecological Correlates of Social Well-Being in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the USA
Introduction Emerging transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health models focus on social well-being. The present study contributes to this movement through investigation of hate crime statutes, state-level political and anti-TGD attitudes, and multiple marginalized identities as correlates of social well-being (i.e., outness, community connection, and workplace and familial support). Methods The current study merged data from three sources: (a) t…
Hate crime law associations with mental health and discrimination experiences among transgender and gender diverse adults
State‐level hate crime laws are a proposed solution for pernicious effects endured by transgender and gender diverse (e.g., no‐binary, queer) (TGD) communities. The present study investigated the following correlates of psychological distress, suicidal behavior, and discrimination experiences among TGD adults: State‐level hate crime law statutes (e.g., gender identity protection), state‐level attitudes (e.g., conservative ideology), and individua…
An evaluation of factor structure and measurement invariance of the Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale
Introduction: The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide (ITS) posits that suicidal ideation emerges when an individual feels an intractable hopelessness around the perception they are a burden to others and feels as though they are not connected with others. The Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale (IHS) was developed to assess these constructs of the ITS. To better understand how groups experience interpersonal hopelessness, this study sough…
Suicide-related outcomes in a cross-sectional, national sample of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive Black, Indigenous, and other people of color
A network analysis of social determinants of health and rates of youth suicidal ideation and suicide attempts at the neighborhood-level in Houston, Texas
To identify youth suicide risk factors and possible avenues for intervention, a social-ecological model approach has been encouraged. In considering which youth may think about or attempt suicide, the assessment of social determinants of health (SDOH) appears vital. Utilizing a network analytic approach, this study developed an estimated partial correlation network to examine relationships between youth suicidal ideation/suicide attempts via yout…
Psychology (22 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (17 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Poison control (14 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Suicide prevention (13 works) · Medical emergency (8 works)