has highlighted universal motivational factors and has developed the first scientifically tested measure for evaluating suicide motivation . Their goal was to advance the approach to suicide prevention beyond the common risk factors and push towards a more focused treatment based on motivation . help and understand those at risk . Current motivational factors commonly include a cry for help , economic and financial pressures and impulsivity . However , there is no great amount of research into this area and there is no linking cause that has been discovered between suicide motivations .
But now a breakthrough study by the University of British Columbia
The 120 participants had all attempted suicide in the last three years and had demonstrated that their actions were carried out with an intent to die . Participants completed questionnaires containing questions on 10 different motivations for their suicide attempt and a detailed analysis was carried out to provide valid results . The findings showed that the most important motivational factors are relatively uncommon . The two main universal motivations across all the participants were hopelessness and an overwhelming emotional pain . These internal psychological factors are entirely different from the more common motivational factors that are more externally focused such as
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has highlighted universal motivational factors and has developed the first scientifically tested measure for evaluating suicide motivation . Their goal was to advance the approach to suicide prevention beyond the common risk factors and push towards a more focused treatment based on motivation . help and understand those at risk . Current motivational factors commonly include a cry for help , economic and financial pressures and impulsivity . However , there is no great amount of research into this area and there is no linking cause that has been discovered between suicide motivations .
But now a breakthrough study by the University of British Columbia
The 120 participants had all attempted suicide in the last three years and had demonstrated that their actions were carried out with an intent to die . Participants completed questionnaires containing questions on 10 different motivations for their suicide attempt and a detailed analysis was carried out to provide valid results . The findings showed that the most important motivational factors are relatively uncommon . The two main universal motivations across all the participants were hopelessness and an overwhelming emotional pain . These internal psychological factors are entirely different from the more common motivational factors that are more externally focused such as