Key result
The modified emotional Stroop task (EST) latencies for suicide-related cues and past suicidal behaviors were significant predictors of suicide risk among college students.
Why the study?
Does the modified emotional Stroop task predict suicide risk in college students?
Cohort (n=197)
Does the modified emotional Stroop task predict suicide risk in college students?
The modified emotional Stroop task may be a useful tool for screening suicide risk in nonclinical college student populations.
May support modified EST for suicide risk screening in college students; leaves open need for prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Detecting suicide risk among nonclinical populations is challenging due to low base rates and the help-negation tendency of at-risk individuals. The current longitudinal study investigated the predictive validity of the modified emotional Stroop task (EST) by conducting a follow-up study of 197 students who participated in a study by Chung and Jeglic (2016). The EST latencies for suicide-related cues and past suicidal behaviors were the only significant predictors of suicide risk. The findings of this study provide preliminary support for the use of the EST as part of a suicide risk screening battery that could add to the detection of suicide risk.
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Chung et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Suicide risk (n=197). Modified emotional Stroop task (EST) was evaluated on Suicide risk. The modified emotional Stroop task (EST) latencies for suicide-related cues and past suicidal behaviors were significant predictors of suicide risk among college students.
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