Retracted: The Three-Step Theory of Suicide: An Independent Replication and Conceptual Extension

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Retraction: Christopher R. Hagan PhD, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp PhD, "The Three-Step Theory of Suicide: An Independent Replication and Conceptual Extension," Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Wiley, © American Association of Suicidology The above article, published online on 30 September 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Thomas Joiner, PhD, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to errors in variable calculation and a post-publication reviewer's concerns that some analyses did not accurately test the theoretical model. An updated version of this article will soon undergo review for publication at Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and if accepted for publication, will be accompanied by an editorial from the Editor-in-Chief.