Peter M Gutierrez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6036266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter M Gutierrez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gutierrez |
| SIGNATURE | GUTIERREZ P M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8981-8404 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Contextualisation of the safeTALKTM Suicide Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention programmes have effectively reduced suicidal behaviours, increased knowledge and fostered help-seeking. However, suicide is a complex phenomenon, and its risk and protective factors differ across cultures. OBJECTIVE: To contextualise the LivingWorks safeTALKTM suicide prevention programme for secondary school students in Nepal. METHODS: A qualitative descriptive approach using focus groups informed by the Socio-Ecol…
PTSD symptoms and indices of suicide attempt seriousness among military service members psychiatrically hospitalized for a suicide attempt
Our results indicate the need for intervention programs targeting PTSD symptoms among service members, including interventions delivered in inpatient psychiatric settings, to reduce the risk of fatal self-harm. Implications for mental health professionals and military support systems to mitigate suicide risk through targeted interventions focused on PTSD symptoms are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
The Role of Past Suicidal Behavior on Current Suicidality
Past suicide attempts are a significant risk factor for future suicidality. Therefore, the present military-based study examined the past suicidal behavior of soldiers who recently made a severe suicide attempt. Our sample consisted of 65 active-duty soldiers (61.5% males), between the ages of 18 and 28 years old (M = 20.4, SD ± 1.3). The inclusion criterion was a recent severe suicide attempt, requiring at least a 24 h hospitalization. This samp…
A Systematic Review Process to Evaluate Suicide Prevention Programs
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Guide), one of the most rigorous methods of systematic reviews, was adopted to evaluate the effectiveness of 16 community, primarily youth, suicide prevention interventions, through a multisectoral collaboration. The Guide steps for obtaining and evaluating evidence on effectiveness include: forming a multidisciplinary team; developing a conceptual approach to organizing, grouping, selecting, and evalua…
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales—21 (Dass‐21)
OBJECTIVES: We conducted two studies to examine the dimensions, internal consistency reliability estimates, and potential correlates of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). METHOD: Participants in Study 1 included 887 undergraduate students (363 men and 524 women, aged 18 to 35 years; mean [M] age = 19.46, standard deviation [SD] = 2.17) recruited from two public universities to assess the specificity of t…
Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
Item and Scale Differential Functioning of the Mini-Mental State Exam Assessed Using the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) Framework
OBJECTIVES: To illustrate the application of the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) method using English and Spanish versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). SUBJECTS: Study participants were 65 years of age or older and lived in North Manhattan, New York. Of the 1578 study participants who were administered the MMSE 665 completed it in Spanish. MEASURES: : The MMSE contains 20 items that measure the degree of cognitive im…
Suicide Resilience Inventory–25
This manuscript describes the development of the Suicide Resilience Inventory-25, used to assess factors that help defend against suicidal thoughts and behaviors. We used multiple sources to generate and evaluate initial items (Study 1), then conducted an iterated principal-axis factor analysis with data from a combined sample of 540 adolescents and young adults. This identified three correlated factors, named Internal Protective, Emotional Stabi…
The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
Past suicidal behaviors including ideation and attempts have been identified as significant risk factors for subsequent suicidal behavior. However, inadequate attention has been given to the development or validation of measures of past suicidal behavior. The present study examined the reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of past suicidal behavior, the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R). Participants included psyc…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Student Worry Questionnaire–30
Described are the development and initial psychometric properties (Ns = 50 and 188) of a self-report measure, the Student Worry Questionnaire–30, for use with college undergraduates Exploratory principal components analyses (Ns = 388, 350, and 396) with oblimin rotation indicated six domains of worrisome thinking, financial-related concerns, significant others' well-being, social adequacy concerns, academic concerns, and general anxiety symptoms.…
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
A general path model based on existing suicide risk research was developed to test factors contributing to current suicidal ideation in young adults. A sample of 673 undergraduate students completed a packet of questionnaires containing the Beck Depression Inventory, Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, and Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale. They also provided information on history of suicidality and exposure to attempted and completed sui…
Exploration of the Relationship Between Physical and/or Sexual Abuse, Attitudes About Life and Death, and Suicidal Ideation in Young Women
Experiencing sexual and/or physical abuse at any point in one's life can be quite traumatic. In addition to the immediate effects of the abuse, numerous long-term consequences have been identified, including an increased risk of developing psychological disorders and attempting suicide. We sought to determine if a relationship exists between abuse experiences, attitudes about life and death, and suicidal ideation by surveying 644 college women be…
Suicidality in Parentally Bereaved Adolescents
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects on suicidality of exposure to suicidal behavior in other people, depression, parent perceptions, and attitudes about life and death in a sample of 25 parentally bereaved teens. Participants participated in face-to-face interviews and completed the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale, Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale, and the Parent Perception Inventory. The…
The Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory
We conducted two studies to develop and validate a brief self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior. Items on this new measure, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation inventory, were generated by undergraduates. In Study 1, we administered a 20-item version of the inventory to 150 male and 300 female undergraduates and conducted an exploratory principal axis factor analysis w…
Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
A general path model based on existing suicide risk research was developed to test factors contributing to current suicidal ideation in young adults. A sample of 673 undergraduate students completed a packet of questionnaires containing the Beck Depression Inventory, Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, and Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale. They also provided information on history of suicidality and exposure to attempted and completed sui…
Suicidality in Parentally Bereaved Adolescents
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects on suicidality of exposure to suicidal behavior in other people, depression, parent perceptions, and attitudes about life and death in a sample of 25 parentally bereaved teens. Participants participated in face-to-face interviews and completed the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale, Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale, and the Parent Perception Inventory. The…
The Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory
We conducted two studies to develop and validate a brief self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior. Items on this new measure, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation inventory, were generated by undergraduates. In Study 1, we administered a 20-item version of the inventory to 150 male and 300 female undergraduates and conducted an exploratory principal axis factor analysis w…
Suicidality in Parentally Bereaved Adolescents
The purpose of the study was to examine the effects on suicidality of exposure to suicidal behavior in other people, depression, parent perceptions, and attitudes about life and death in a sample of 25 parentally bereaved teens. Participants participated in face-to-face interviews and completed the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale, Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale, and the Parent Perception Inventory. The…
Exploration of the Relationship Between Physical and/or Sexual Abuse, Attitudes About Life and Death, and Suicidal Ideation in Young Women
Experiencing sexual and/or physical abuse at any point in one's life can be quite traumatic. In addition to the immediate effects of the abuse, numerous long-term consequences have been identified, including an increased risk of developing psychological disorders and attempting suicide. We sought to determine if a relationship exists between abuse experiences, attitudes about life and death, and suicidal ideation by surveying 644 college women be…
The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
Past suicidal behaviors including ideation and attempts have been identified as significant risk factors for subsequent suicidal behavior. However, inadequate attention has been given to the development or validation of measures of past suicidal behavior. The present study examined the reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of past suicidal behavior, the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R). Participants included psyc…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Student Worry Questionnaire–30
Described are the development and initial psychometric properties (Ns = 50 and 188) of a self-report measure, the Student Worry Questionnaire–30, for use with college undergraduates Exploratory principal components analyses (Ns = 388, 350, and 396) with oblimin rotation indicated six domains of worrisome thinking, financial-related concerns, significant others' well-being, social adequacy concerns, academic concerns, and general anxiety symptoms.…
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
Suicide Risk Factors for Young Adults
A general path model based on existing suicide risk research was developed to test factors contributing to current suicidal ideation in young adults. A sample of 673 undergraduate students completed a packet of questionnaires containing the Beck Depression Inventory, Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, and Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale. They also provided information on history of suicidality and exposure to attempted and completed sui…
Suicide Resilience Inventory–25
This manuscript describes the development of the Suicide Resilience Inventory-25, used to assess factors that help defend against suicidal thoughts and behaviors. We used multiple sources to generate and evaluate initial items (Study 1), then conducted an iterated principal-axis factor analysis with data from a combined sample of 540 adolescents and young adults. This identified three correlated factors, named Internal Protective, Emotional Stabi…
Item and Scale Differential Functioning of the Mini-Mental State Exam Assessed Using the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) Framework
OBJECTIVES: To illustrate the application of the Differential Item and Test Functioning (DFIT) method using English and Spanish versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). SUBJECTS: Study participants were 65 years of age or older and lived in North Manhattan, New York. Of the 1578 study participants who were administered the MMSE 665 completed it in Spanish. MEASURES: : The MMSE contains 20 items that measure the degree of cognitive im…
Differences in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales—21 (Dass‐21)
OBJECTIVES: We conducted two studies to examine the dimensions, internal consistency reliability estimates, and potential correlates of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). METHOD: Participants in Study 1 included 887 undergraduate students (363 men and 524 women, aged 18 to 35 years; mean [M] age = 19.46, standard deviation [SD] = 2.17) recruited from two public universities to assess the specificity of t…
A Systematic Review Process to Evaluate Suicide Prevention Programs
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Guide), one of the most rigorous methods of systematic reviews, was adopted to evaluate the effectiveness of 16 community, primarily youth, suicide prevention interventions, through a multisectoral collaboration. The Guide steps for obtaining and evaluating evidence on effectiveness include: forming a multidisciplinary team; developing a conceptual approach to organizing, grouping, selecting, and evalua…
The Role of Past Suicidal Behavior on Current Suicidality
Past suicide attempts are a significant risk factor for future suicidality. Therefore, the present military-based study examined the past suicidal behavior of soldiers who recently made a severe suicide attempt. Our sample consisted of 65 active-duty soldiers (61.5% males), between the ages of 18 and 28 years old (M = 20.4, SD ± 1.3). The inclusion criterion was a recent severe suicide attempt, requiring at least a 24 h hospitalization. This samp…
PTSD symptoms and indices of suicide attempt seriousness among military service members psychiatrically hospitalized for a suicide attempt
Our results indicate the need for intervention programs targeting PTSD symptoms among service members, including interventions delivered in inpatient psychiatric settings, to reduce the risk of fatal self-harm. Implications for mental health professionals and military support systems to mitigate suicide risk through targeted interventions focused on PTSD symptoms are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved)
Contextualisation of the safeTALKTM Suicide Prevention Program
BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention programmes have effectively reduced suicidal behaviours, increased knowledge and fostered help-seeking. However, suicide is a complex phenomenon, and its risk and protective factors differ across cultures. OBJECTIVE: To contextualise the LivingWorks safeTALKTM suicide prevention programme for secondary school students in Nepal. METHODS: A qualitative descriptive approach using focus groups informed by the Socio-Ecol…
Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Poison control (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Medical emergency (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (10 works) · Suicide prevention (10 works) · Injury prevention (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works)