Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Current Psychology, cilt.45, sa.2, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
The present study aimed to investigate the serial-parallel mediating roles of dispositional mindfulness and life goals (intrinsic and extrinsic) in the relationship between the big five personality traits and suicide probability. The sample consisted of 378 participants (238 females and 140 males, aged 18 to 40) who participated voluntarily through convenience sampling in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Information Form, the Suicide Probability Scale, the Big Five Inventory, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Life Goals Scale. The findings revealed that extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism -but not openness- directly predicted suicide probability. Dispositional mindfulness mediated the effects of all big five traits except openness on suicide probability, whereas intrinsic life goals mediated the effects of all traits except neuroticism. However, extrinsic life goals did not mediate the effects of any of the big five traits on suicide probability. Lastly, the serial mediation of dispositional mindfulness and intrinsic life goals was significant only in the models of extraversion and neuroticism. This study provided evidence that interventions aimed at enhancing dispositional mindfulness and fostering intrinsic life goals may reduce suicide risk by buffering the adverse effects of neuroticism and strengthening the protective effects of extraversion.