Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Teale, Nadia E.
URN	etd-10112006-105405
Title	The Role of Pain and Provocation in Impulsivity and Suicide
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Psychology, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas Joiner Committee Chair Colleen Kelley Committee Member Janet Kistner Committee Member
Keywords	Borderline Personality Impulsivity Suicide
Date of Defense	2006-08-22
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The present study proposes an alternative to the idea that individuals who attempt or complete suicide do so on a whim. Specifically, drawing on Joiner’s (2005) Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Attempted and Completed Suicide, we tested the hypothesis that experience with pain and provocation partially mediates the relationship between impulsivity and suicide. Twenty-one participants with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a community outpatient sample were compared to a diagnostically heterogeneous group of 417 from the same sample. Results indicate that painful and provocative experiences partially mediate the relationship between impulsivity and suicide, such that participants with BPD who endorse greater experience with pain and provocation are more likely than those in other diagnostic groups to have attempted suicide prior to seeking clinical services at the outpatient facility.
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