Self-evaluation and subjective life expectancy among suicidal and nonsuicidal psychotic males.

Self-evaluation and expectancy scales were administered to 96 psychotic males, and protocols were later divided into suicidal (N = 43) and nonsuicidal (N = 53) groups, on the basis of record information. Self-evaluation (SE) was relatively low for covertly suicidal Ss, but not for Ss who had made actual suicide attempts. Suicidal Ss did not have a shorter subjective life expectancy (SLE) than nonsuicidals, but SLE was directly associated with SE regardless of suicidal tendencies. Constricted, "work-only" future plans were associated with SE and SLE among suicidals only, suggesting that the content of the subjective future may mediate the relationship between SE and SLE in suicidal patients. (20 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)