Psychopathic traits are consistently associated with proactive aggression (PA), although findings are mixed regarding relationships with reactive aggression (RA). These mixed results highlight the need to identify functional mechanisms that may modify the link between psychopathic traits and functions of aggression. Research suggests distress intolerance, a construct hypothesized to contribute to the development and maintenance of internalizing and externalizing disorders, may be important in understanding the psychopathic trait-aggression relationship. We sought to examine associations between triarchic psychopathic dimensions (boldness, disinhibition, and meanness), distress intolerance, and aggression; as well as explore the moderating influence of distress intolerance on the psychopathic trait-aggression relationship in a combined sample of undergraduate and community participants (N = 364) ranging in ages from 18 to 71. Triarchic constructs exhibited a differential correlational pattern with RA, PA, and self-reported distress intolerance (but not behaviorally indexed distress intolerance). Exploratory analyses revealed selfreported distress intolerance moderated the association between boldness and RA, as well as associations between the three psychopathy dimensions and PA, such that these correlations were strongest at higher levels of distress intolerance. Further, distress intolerance exhibited incremental validity in the prediction of boldness and disinhibition (but not meanness), beyond negative urgency. Results provide preliminary support for the role of distress intolerance in understanding the relationship between triarchic psychopathic traits and aggression.

Abstract. Disgust is a universal emotion that promotes protective behaviors in three distinct domains: sexual, moral, and pathogenic. There is considerable individual variation in sensitivity to disgust, and past research suggests individuals with slower life history strategies are more sensitive to stimuli that provoke pathogen and moral disgust. We hypothesized that such individuals would also be more sensitive to disgust in a sexual context. Two hundred seventyseven participants completed the Mini-K Life History Battery and the Three Domains of Disgust Scale. A slower life history strategy (as reflected by a higher Mini-K score) was associated with increased sensitivity to sexual, pathogen, and moral disgust. Removal of items with potential overlap did not affect the significance of the results. These findings suggest that the K-factor of life history is associated with increased disgust sensitivity across all three domains.

Historically rates of death by suicide in African Americans have been lower than in other communities, although no ethno-racial differences have emerged in rates of suicidal ideation. Despite the fact that suicidal ideation impacts millions of people every year and is commonly reported by individuals who have attempted suicide, it has not been a focus of investigation among African American adults. One major predictor of suicidal ideation is depressive symptoms, although this association in African Americans has received little empirical attention. This study examines the impact of one potential culturally relevant moderator, social support, on the link between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in a sample of low income, African American adults with a recent suicide attempt (n = 267). Correlational analyses confirmed a positive, significant relation between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among the entire sample and separately for women and men. Linear regression analyses revealed that friend, but not family, support moderated the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, when controlling for homelessness. This moderating effect, however, was only found for the women (n = 152) in the sample. The results highlight the value of social support from friends in fostering resilience against suicidal ideation in high-risk low-income African American women. Public Policy Relevance StatementSuicidal ideation, which can potentiate people's risk for death by suicide, has major public health implications. This study highlights the protective role of social support from friends against suicidal ideation among high-risk, low-income African American women. Thus, awarded to the last author (Nadine J. Kaslow).

Introduction Due to increasing suicide rates, treatment engagement among suicidal youth is paramount. Identification of factors that predict treatment dropout could aid in bolstering treatment engagement. In this study, we examine whether demographic factors, specific treatment referrals, and interactions among referrals predict treatment dropout in youth deemed at risk for suicide. Methods Youth (N = 3606) were screened for suicide using the Early Identification, Referral, and Follow‐up (EIRF) system across three community behavioral health centers. If considered at‐risk, all were provided mental health referrals and some were provided family support, crisis hotline, and/or school support referrals. Analyses were performed to analyze dropout patterns based on the binary logistic regression framework. Results Being older (OR = 1.06, p < 0.001) and being male (OR = 1.28, p < 0.001) were related to greater odds of dropping out from referrals, while being referred to family support (OR = 0.13, p < 0.001), and being referred to a crisis hotline (OR = 0.58, p < 0.001) were associated with smaller odds of dropping out. Interactions were also analyzed. Conclusion Monitoring utilization and referral patterns is essential to appropriately meet the needs of youth at‐risk for suicide. Specifically, referring youth for family support and to use a crisis hotline may be particularly helpful in retaining treatment engagement.

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