Going beyond the role of coping behaviors in predicting subsequent depression and suicidal ideation
Do the positive personality variables of amor fati , optimism/pessimism, and hope still matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21559166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward C Chang (0000-0002-9179-8542, University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-83 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0736-7236 • E-ISSN: 1943-2771 |
| Publisher | Guilford Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1521/jscp.2025.44.1.75 |
| OpenAlex | W4408361112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Introduction: This prospective study sought to determine if positive personality variables, namely, amor fati, optimism/pessimism, and hope, were important and unique predictors of subsequent psychological ill-being, namely, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, even after accounting for coping behaviors. Methods: One hundred and forty-six adults completed measures of amor fati, optimism/pessimism, hope, and coping behaviors at Time 1, and completed measures of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation at Time 2 (6 weeks later). Results: Results from conducting hierarchical regression analyses indicated that coping behaviors consistently accounted for a significant amount of the variance in indices of subsequent ill-being. Moreover, the set of personality variables was found to account for additional unique variance in indices of ill-being, beyond coping behaviors. Within the personality set, the only variable found to predict subsequent ill-being consistently was amor fati. Discussion: Overall, these findings point to amor fati as a unique and sensitive predictor of subsequent psychological health in adults
Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Optimism · Personality · Pessimism · Poison control · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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Stress, appraisal, and coping
Optimism, coping, and health
Positive psychology
You want to measure coping but your protocol’ too long
An appraisal of Nietzsche’s philosophical concept of amor fati
The will and the ways
Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem)
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |