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Eleanor Beale (Department of Psychological Sciences)
Freedman Student Fellow 2021–2022
Eleanor Beale is a doctoral candidate in the Psychological Sciences Department, specializing in clinical psychology. Her grant research will explore themes relating to ambivalence between living and dying for Veterans who have experienced suicidal thoughts.
The current study argues that a better understanding of ambivalence between living and dying in a suicidal crisis will help clinicians to intervene against suicidal actions more effectively. The research objectives of the proposed study are to thematically understand the suicidal individual’s experience of ambivalence and identify themes that might be effectively measured with the ultimate goal of measurement and intervention in future research. Qualitative content analysis will identify themes relating to ambivalence between living and dying, cultural identities, social pressures, and therapeutic preferences. Quantitative analyses will examine demographic and clinical variables, depression severity, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation.
