Changes in Gatekeeper Beliefs Following ASIST and Relation to Subsequent Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Behaviors

Christina S. Magness; Karlin Stern; Amanda Burnside; Devyn Masterson; Seth Finkelstein; Anne Kramer; Patricia K. Smith; Cynthia J.Ewell Foster

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Changes in Gatekeeper Beliefs Following ASIST and Relation to Subsequent Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Behaviors

Christina S. Magness^*, Karlin Stern, Amanda Burnside, Devyn Masterson, Seth Finkelstein, Anne Kramer, Patricia K. Smith, Cynthia J.Ewell Foster

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Abstract

This study examines relations between suicide prevention gatekeeper beliefs and actual helping behaviors following participation in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Participants (n = 434) completed measures examining suicide-related beliefs and behaviors using a naturalistic pre-post design. All beliefs demonstrated significant change from pre- to posttest. Regression analyses indicate that beliefs about perceived barriers to action and the controllability of suicide predicted identification of high-risk youth; perceived barriers to action were also negatively related to helping responses and referrals 6–9 months post training. Self-efficacy was not related to suicide prevention behaviors at follow-up. The importance of anchoring training curriculums and measurement to health behavior change theories is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1013-1020
Number of pages	8
Journal	Community Mental Health Journal
Volume	59
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01084-9
State	Published - Jul 2023

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This work was supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration under Grant .

Keywords

ASIST
Gatekeeper training
Health behavior change
Suicide prevention

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Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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