When Gutierrez, Osman, Kopper, Barrios, and Batte (2000) used factor analysis to predict suicide ideation, what latent variables did they find best predicted such ideation? What measured variables were associated with the latent variables?

What will be an ideal response?

In the Gutierrez et al. (2000) research, they found two factors associated with the presence or absence of suicide ideation. The first factor was associated with negative themes, like repulsion by life, hopelessness, low survival and coping beliefs, and negative self-evaluation. Higher levels on these dimensions were associated with greater thoughts of suicide.
A second factor was associated with less risk of suicide. It included variables like fear of social disapproval, fear of suicide, and a sense of responsibility to the family.
These two factors led to the best prediction of thoughts of suicide in the students they studied.