Specifically, our findings demonstrate that (a) lower RFL are related to higher levels of risk factors (depressive symptoms and hopelessness) and higher levels of suicidal outcomes and (b) lower RFL mediate the risk factor-suicidality relation (such that higher levels of risk factors are then more weakly associated with higher levels of suicidal outcomes). Consequently, we believe that RFL deserves increased attention as a critical component in comprehensive theoretical models of suicidality. Future researchers should consider employing longitudinal designs to examine the possible underlying mechanisms in the relation between established risk factors
(e.g., depression, hopelessness) and suicidality.