American Indians (AIs) experience increased suicide rates compared with other groups in the United States. However, no past studies have examined AI suicide by way of a recent empirically supported theoretical model of suicide. The current study investigated whether AI suicidal ideation can be predicted by two components: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, from the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (T. E. Joiner, 2005, Why people die by suicide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press). One hundred seventy-one AIs representing 27 different tribes participated in an online survey. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that perceived burdensomeness significantly predicted suicidal ideation above and beyond demographic variables and depressive symptoms; however, thwarted belongingness did not. Additionally, the two-way interaction between thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness significantly predicted suicidal ideation. These results provide initial support for continued research on the components of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide, an empirically supported theoretical model of suicide, to predict suicidal ideation among AI populations.

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the current study examined whether avoidance coping predicted anxious and depressive symptoms prospectively in a nonclinical sample. one hundred and ninety-nine students were assessed at two time points over an eight-week period on their symptoms of anxiety, depression, and cognitive and behavioral avoidance coping. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the hypotheses. results suggested that time 1 anxious symptoms predicted both cognitive and behavioral avoidance coping at time 2, and time 1 cognitive avoidance coping predicted anxiety at time 2. time 1 depression predicted time 2 behavioral avoidance coping, and time 1 behavioral avoidance coping predicted increased depressive symptoms at time 2. these findings extend our knowledge of the reciprocal role that avoidance coping plays in symptoms of anxiety and depression.Avoidance responses play a central role in the development of psychopathology (e.g., Barlow, 2002). Research has shown that individuals with anxiety disorders are characterized by avoidance of fearful situations, somatic sensations, and negative emotions, and that this avoidance maintains anxiety

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