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The Integrated Motivational‐Volitional Model (IMV) of Suicide is growing in empirical support. The present study advances IMV research through two aims: (1) to qualitatively probe the subjective experiences of defeat, internal entrapment, and external entrapment, and (2) conducting a 3‐month prospective mediation analysis using quantitative and qualitative metrics of defeat and entrapment.

The study featured an online two‐point survey separated by 3 months. Participants were 255 adults living in the United Kingdom.

Persons endorsing qualitative defeat and internal entrapment in their narratives also showed higher quantitative scores on corresponding IMV and suicide‐related self‐report scales. Internal entrapment mediated the effect of baseline defeat on 3‐month suicidal ideation, whereas external entrapment mediated the association of baseline defeat on 3‐month suicide …