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Cain SM, Rooney EA, Cacace S, Post A, Russell K, Rasmussen S, Baker JC, Cramer RJ. Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences among adults in the United Kingdom: a latent class analysis. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:2052. [PMID: 39080601 PMCID: PMC11290251 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19448-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are important factors for population mental and physical health. While considerable public health literature demonstrates the global relevance of ACEs, more recent research shows that benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) might be important to consider in their direct and mitigating roles for psychological distress and other mental health outcomes. There is little evidence of latent class examinations involving both ACEs and BCEs among adults in western nations. The present study sought to replicate and extend prior literature by: (1) assessing the extent to which past latent class groupings reproduce in present samples, and (2) analyzing the association of latent classes of childhood experiences with psychological distress and suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs). We examined psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, general wellbeing) and STBs (i.e., suicidal ideation, self-harm ideation and behaviour, entrapment, and defeat). METHOD Data were drawn from two nationwide cross-sectional online survey studies in the United Kingdom. The first sample (N = 488) was drawn from a study on suicidal behaviour, and the second sample (N = 447) was from a study concerning risk for interpersonal violence. RESULTS Results largely replicated an existing four class solution of childhood experiences: Class 1 (Moderate ACEs/High BCEs; 17.6%), Class 2 (High ACEs/Moderate BCEs; 15.3%), Class 3 (Low ACEs/High BCEs; 48.3%), and Class 4 (Low ACEs/Moderate BCEs; 18.8%). Class 2 (High ACEs/Moderate BCEs) was associated with consistently worse psychological distress and STBs. Classes containing high BCEs (1 and 3) were characterized by generally lower levels of psychological distress and STBs. CONCLUSIONS Results affirm the potential value for jointly considering ACEs and BCEs to understand psychological distress and STBs. ACEs and BCEs may serve foundational roles in theories of suicide. The protective role of BCEs hypothesized in resiliency theory may be supported. Prevention practice and research implications are discussed.
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- Shannon M Cain
- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
- Violence Prevention Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 1670 Upham Drive 1st Floor, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
- Violence Prevention Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
- Violence Prevention Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, 40 George Street, Glasgow, G11QE, UK
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- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, 40 George Street, Glasgow, G11QE, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 1670 Upham Drive 1st Floor, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA.
- Violence Prevention Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28227, USA.
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Moscardini EH, Breaux EA, Oakey-Frost DN, Tucker RP. Examining aspects of psychological flexibility within the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior: A prospective investigation. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2024; 54:425-436. [PMID: 38345177 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND According to the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicide, feelings of entrapment are related to the emergence of suicidal ideation (SI). However, this relation can be moderated by certain protective factors. METHODS This study examined whether aspects of psychological flexibility (i.e., experiential avoidance, experiential acceptance, harnessing) moderated the relation between aspects of entrapment and SI severity in college students experiencing SI (N = 553) both cross-sectionally and when SI severity was measured 1 week later (N = 247). RESULTS At baseline, experiential acceptance, but not experiential avoidance or harnessing, significantly moderated the relation between external entrapment and SI severity and internal entrapment and SI severity. No aspects of psychological flexibility prospectively moderated relations between entrapment and SI severity. CONCLUSIONS Aspects of psychological flexibility may influence immediate vulnerability to SI severity among young adults experiencing feelings of entrapment. Implications for clinical interventions influencing changes in psychological flexibility are discussed.
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Ramos-Vera C, Calle D, Quispe-Callo G, Höller I, Forkmann T, Ordoñez-Carrasco J, Čopková R, Lichner V, Lobos-Rivera M, Calizaya-Milla YE, Saintila J. Sex differences in entrapment in a multinational sample: a network analysis perspective. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1321207. [PMID: 38863617 PMCID: PMC11165698 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1321207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Background The concept of entrapment has been highlighted as a transdiagnostic element that manifests itself in disorders such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Although research has been conducted in different contexts independently, a comprehensive multi-country study to assess gender differences in entrapment through network analysis has not yet been carried out. The objective of this study was to evaluate the entrapment network in men and women at the multinational level. Methods A sample of 2,949 participants, ranging in age from 18 to 73 years from six countries (Germany, Iran, Spain, Slovakia, El Salvador, and Peru), was considered. They completed the entrapment scale. A network analysis was performed for both men and women to identify the connectivity between indicators and the formation of clusters and domains, in addition to the centrality assessment in both sex groups. Results The study findings revealed the presence of a third domain focused on external interpersonal entrapment in the network of men and women. However, in relation to the interconnectivity between domains, variations were evidenced in both networks, as well as in centrality, it was reported that men present a greater generalized entrapment in various aspects of life, while women tend to experience a more focused entrapment in expressions of intense emotional charge. Conclusion The multinational study identified variations in the structure of entrapment between genders, with three domains (internal, external, and external-interpersonal) and differences in the interaction of indicators and groupings, as well as discrepancies in centrality.
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- Área de Investigación, Universidad César Vallejoo, Lima, Peru
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Charlotte Fresenius Hochschule, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Economics, Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Social Work, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovakia
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- Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, Peru
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Cramer RJ, Robertson RA, Nobles MR, Bowling J, Cacace S, Feinstein BA, Rasmussen S. Entrapment and Defeat Scales: Factor Structure Assessment and Variation by Gender and Sexual Identity among Adults in the United Kingdom. J Pers Assess 2024; 106:254-266. [PMID: 37315196 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2220400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Entrapment and defeat are empirically-supported suicide risk factors. Their measurement is the subject of some debate, however. Also, limited work exists examining sexual and gender minority (SGM) differences in these suicide risk factors despite overall elevated rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) for SGM persons. The present study examined (1) entrapment and defeat differences by sexual orientation and gender identity, (2) factor structure and criterion validity of the Entrapment Scale (E-Scale) and the Defeat Scale (D-Scale), and (3) measurement invariance by sexual orientation (subsamples were too small for gender identity). A sample of 1,027 adults living in the United Kingdom completed a cross-sectional online questionnaire assessing mental health. Analysis of Variance and Kruskal-Wallis testing revealed: (1) all sexual minority (i.e., gay/lesbian, bisexual, and other SM) persons reported higher internal and external entrapment, defeat, and suicidal ideation compared to their heterosexual counterparts, and; (2) gender minority (i.e., transgender and gender diverse) persons reported higher internal and external entrapment, defeat, and suicidal ideation compared to cisgender persons. Supported by suicide theory, confirmatory factor analysis showed modest support for a two-factor E-Scale (internal and external), and a one-factor D-Scale. All entrapment and defeat scores displayed significant moderate positive correlations with suicidal ideation. E- and D-scale scores displayed high intercorrelation, tempering confidence in conclusions regarding the facture structure findings. Item threshold-level responding varied by sexual orientation for the D-Scale but not the E-Scale. Results are discussed with respect to suicide theory and measurement, public health, and clinical practice.
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- Robert J Cramer
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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- Department of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde
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Rasmussen S, Martin B, Cramer RJ. Multidimensional Impulsivity and Suicidal Behaviour: A Partial Test of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model of Suicide. Arch Suicide Res 2024:1-19. [PMID: 38411534 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2024.2322118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Suicide remains a public health problem within the United Kingdom (UK) and globally. Impulsivity is a key risk factor within the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model (IMV) of Suicide warranting further study. The current study applied a multi-dimensional impulsivity framework (UPPS-P) to differentiate suicidality subgroups within an IMV framework (i.e., no suicidal behavior, suicidal ideation only, and suicide attempt). Impulsivity subscales were evaluated as moderators of the suicidal ideation-future suicide attempt link. METHOD Adults living in the UK (N = 1027) completed an online survey addressing demographics, impulsivity, psychological distress, and lifetime suicidal behavior. We used analysis of variance (ANOVA) and linear regression with simple slopes analyses to investigate study objectives. RESULTS Data analyses revealed that: (1) four impulsivity subtypes (negative urgency, positive urgency, lack of premeditation, sensation-seeking) differentially distinguished suicidal behavior groups; (b) negative urgency, positive urgency, and lack of premeditation were meaningfully associated with suicide outcomes, and (c) negative urgency served as a moderator of the suicidal ideation-future attempt link. CONCLUSIONS Urgency, regardless of positive or negative valence, is important for understanding differences in lifetime suicidal behavior. Sensation-seeking may play a protective role for direct suicidal behavior. Negative urgency may be the most prominent aspect of impulsivity when considered as an IMV moderator. Findings are contextualized with respect to impulsivity and IMV frameworks. Clinical implications involve accounting for negative urgency in suicide risk assessment and intervention.
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Chabbouh A, Charro E, Al Tekle GA, Soufia M, Hallit S. Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the short entrapment scale in a non-clinical sample of young adults. PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA 2024; 37:3. [PMID: 38236551 PMCID: PMC10796859 DOI: 10.1186/s41155-024-00286-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Entrapment is the feeling of wanting to leave an unbearable situation but believing that there are no options to do so. An Arabic entrapment Scale will assist healthcare professionals in the region in the prevention of suicide as the tool is tailored to the specific sociocultural context, which would enhance entrapment detection. OBJECTIVE In the current study, we aim to evaluate the psychometric properties of a translated Arabic version of the Entrapment Scale Short Form (E-SF). METHODS Three hundred eighty-nine Lebanese citizens were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 23.03 years (SD = 2.93), 69.4% being women. To examine the factor structure of the entrapment scale, we used an exploratory-to-confirmatory factor analysis (EFA-to-CFA) strategy. EFA and CFA results indicated that the fit of the unidimensional model of the Arabic Entrapment Scale (A-ES) was generally acceptable. Composite reliability of scores was adequate in the total sample (ω = .87). All indices suggested that configural, metric, and scalar invariance was supported across genders. Entrapment was positively and significantly correlated with suicidal ideation, alcohol use disorder, psychological distress, and orthorexia nervosa, suggesting convergent and divergent validity. CONCLUSION The A-ES was found to be a valid and reliable tool to assess the degree of entrapment in Lebanese young adults. The A-ES will assist healthcare professionals in the region in the prevention of suicide as the tool is tailored to the specific sociocultural context, which would enhance entrapment detection.
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- Alfred Chabbouh
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
- Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
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Conroy RM, Fitzgerald K. The lockdown experience scale for students (LESS). BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023; 23:829. [PMID: 37924033 PMCID: PMC10625255 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03858-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many student populations learning online in lockdown. While the mental health consequences of lockdown are increasingly understood, the core features of 'cabin fever' - the experience of lockdown - are poorly described. METHODS We conducted a questionnaire survey of 649 undergraduate medicine and health sciences students. Item content was developed based on current literature and input from student representatives. RESULTS Mokken scaling identified seven questions that together formed a strongly unidimensional scale which comprised two domains: social isolation/cabin fever and demotivation / demoralisation. Scale scores were significantly associated with depression, self-rated mental health, impaired study efficacy and doomscrolling. CONCLUSIONS The adverse effects of lockdown on student wellbeing appear to be driven to an important extent by an experience of isolation and demotivation that corresponds to narrative descriptions of cabin fever. In the foreseeable event of future pandemics, these experiences are a promising target for health promotion in students studying in lockdown.
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- Ronán M Conroy
- School of Population Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
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- RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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Rasmussen S, Cramer RJ, Nascimbene L, Robertson RA, Cacace S, Bowling J. A qualitative assessment and short-term mediation analysis of defeat, entrapment, and suicide. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2023; 53:880-892. [PMID: 37571915 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES 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. METHODS The study featured an online two-point survey separated by 3 months. Participants were 255 adults living in the United Kingdom. RESULTS 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 attempt likelihood. Quantitative assessment of entrapment was more significantly associated with suicide attempts and ideation within mediation tests compared to corresponding qualitative variables. CONCLUSIONS IMV model principles are largely supported by findings. Mediation results support further consideration of entrapment and defeat within clinical practice and public health-focused suicide research. Understanding the complexity of entrapment narratives represents an important next step for conducting qualitative IMV-focused research with minoritized and high-risk suicide populations.
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- Susan Rasmussen
- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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Wang C, Keilp JG, Galfalvy H, Bridge JA, Sheftall AH, Szanto K. Entrapment and social problem-solving in suicidal behavior across the adult lifespan. J Affect Disord 2023; 329:176-183. [PMID: 36842650 PMCID: PMC10033364 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Feelings of entrapment and deficits in social problem-solving skills have been associated with risk for suicidal behavior in the context of depression. However, few studies have examined the effect of age on the association between these risk factors and suicidal behavior across most of the adult lifespan. METHODS In a three-site study, we tested interactions of age with feelings of entrapment and social problem-solving style in 105 depressed patients with a recent suicide attempt, 95 depressed patients with no history of suicide attempt, and 97 demographically similar non-psychiatric participants (age 16-80). Attempter/non-attempter differences, age interactions, and the relative contribution of entrapment and social problem-solving style to past attempter were examined. RESULTS Entrapment significantly interacted with age such that it discriminated past attempters from depressed non-attempters better at older ages. Social Problem-Solving Inventory (SPSI) total score and most subscales did not distinguish past attempters, but the SPSI Impulsive Style Problem-Solving was an effective discriminator of past suicide attempts across the full adult lifespan and did not interact with age. In a multipredictor model, both the entrapment by age interaction and SPSI Impulsive Style Problem-Solving score were significant predictors for the classification of attempters. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional nature of our research design limited conclusions that may be drawn about individual change over time or cohort effects. CONCLUSIONS Entrapment did not distinguish past attempters at younger ages but became a better discriminator in middle to late adulthood. An impulsive problem-solving style was associated with past suicide attempts across the full adult lifespan.
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- C Wang
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University, Department of Biostatistics, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University, Department of Biostatistics, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Aslan M, Lee YFL, Yaman F, Aksu A. Investigation of the effect of the career management system and succession plan on employees’ work stress and feelings of entrapment. Work 2022; 74:1035-1054. [PMID: 36442179 DOI: 10.3233/wor-211096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Work stress and feeling of entrapment are harmful physical and emotional results for employees when the workload demands exceed their capacities. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the effects of the career management system and succession plan on employees’ work stress and feelings of entrapment in hopes of improving employees’ well-being to promote business continuity. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the convenient sampling method was adopted. The research was conducted with the participation of call center agents (n = 621) of three call centers in Turkey. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) path analysis was performed on the collected data for hypothesis testing. RESULTS: Both career management systems (CMS) and succession plans (SP) reduce employees’ work stress and feelings of entrapment. Work stress was found to mediate the effects of CMS and SP on the Feeling of Entrapment. The CMS reduces the work stress of employees with university degrees than those with a high school diploma. Meanwhile, SP reduces more of the feeling of entrapment for employees newly starting their jobs (with 0–2 years of seniority) than the workers with three or more years of seniority. CONCLUSION: Empirically, the feeling of entrapment seems higher among the employees with three or more years of seniority, suggesting that human resource management should focus on employees’ work stress and feeling of job insecurity issues and offer possible and timely solutions. Furthermore, organizations showing care to newly arriving staff and giving them job assurance is believed crucial to improving employees’ recruitment and retention.
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- Istanbul Teknik University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Independent Researcher, Istanbul, Turkey
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Oakey-Frost DN, Moscardini EH, Russell K, Rasmussen S, Cramer RJ, Tucker RP. Defeat, Entrapment, and Hopelessness: Clarifying Interrelationships between Suicidogenic Constructs. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10518. [PMID: 36078232 PMCID: PMC9517901 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Psychological theories of suicide posit conceptually similar constructs related to the development of suicidal thinking. These constructs often evince high-magnitude interrelationships across studies. Within these theories, defeat, entrapment and hopelessness standout as conceptually and quantitatively similar. Theoretical improvements may be facilitated through clarifying the subscale and item-level similarities among these constructs. Factor analytic and phenomenological work has demonstrated equivocal evidence for a distinction between defeat and entrapment; hopelessness is not typically analyzed together with defeat and entrapment despite evidence of large-magnitude interrelationships. This study explored the interrelationships among the foregoing constructs within a sample of undergraduate students (N = 344) from two universities within the Southeastern United States. Participants, oversampled for lifetime history of suicidal ideation and attempts, completed an online cross-sectional survey assessing defeat, entrapment, hopelessness and SI. Exploratory factor and parallel analyses demonstrated support for a one factor solution when analyzed at subscale level of the three measures as well as when all items of the three measures were analyzed together. Ad hoc exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) bifactor results evinced support for the existence of a single, general factor at the item level. Item level communalities and bifactor fit indices suggest that hopelessness may be somewhat distinct from defeat and entrapment. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed in the context of study limitations.
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- D. Nicolas Oakey-Frost
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, 40 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 236 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Monéger J, Chatard A, Selimbegović L. The defeated self: Evidence that entrapment moderates first name priming effects on failure-thought accessibility. SELF AND IDENTITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2022.2099454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Jean Monéger
- Department of psychology, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
- Research Center on Cognition and Learning, CNRS, Poitiers, France
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- Department of psychology, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
- Research Center on Cognition and Learning, CNRS, Poitiers, France
- Clinical Research Unit, Centre Hospitalier Laborit, Poitiers, France
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- Department of psychology, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
- Research Center on Cognition and Learning, CNRS, Poitiers, France
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Robinson A, Moscardini E, Tucker R, Calamia M. Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Socially Prescribed Perfectionism, Self-Oriented Perfectionism, Interpersonal Hopelessness, and Suicidal Ideation in U.S. Adults: Reexamining the Social Disconnection Model. Arch Suicide Res 2022; 26:1447-1461. [PMID: 34019781 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2021.1922108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Research has linked perfectionism to increased suicidal ideation (SI), although less is known regarding the mechanisms that explain this relation. The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) posits that interpersonal aspects of perfectionism cause interpersonal problems (e.g., hostility, loneliness) which in turn increase a person's risk for experiencing SI. The present study aimed to replicate and extend previous findings related to the PSDM and SI using measures of interpersonal hopeless and general hopelessness. METHOD Tenets of the PSDM were tested in a sample of 313 U.S. adults with a history of SI, by determining whether experiences of general hopelessness and interpersonal hopelessness explained the relation between three types of perfectionism: perfectionistic self-presentation (PSP), socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP), and self-oriented perfectionism (SOP). RESULTS Results indicated that PSP, SPP, and SOP were positively associated with SI, general hopelessness, and interpersonal hopelessness.The relation between aspects of perfectionism and SI demonstrated an indirect effect through interpersonal hopelessness only. CONCLUSIONS These results lend support to the PSDM's assertion that interpersonal problems aid in explaining the relation between perfectionism and SI. The current study was limited by the cross-sectional nature of the study as well as the homogenous sample. Implications for research and clinical work are discussed.HIGHLIGHTSAspects of perfectionism are related to suicidal ideationAspects of perfectionism are related to interpersonal hopelessnessInterpersonal hopelessness explains why perfectionism and suicidal ideation are related.
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Saint-Cyr N, Gallagher B, Cramer RJ, Rasmussen S. Desire for control and the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior: Results from a pilot investigation of adults in the United Kingdom. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 68:435-442. [PMID: 33719655 DOI: 10.1177/00207640211003606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Suicidal behavior remains a pressing problem in the United Kingdom. Continued theory development is a critical step toward designing effective prevention. AIMS The present study tested a novel element to suicide theory, the Desire for Control, for its direct and moderating roles within the Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model of Suicidal Behavior. METHOD An online-administered cross-sectional suicide risk survey study (n = 116) was conducted among adults living in the United Kingdom. RESULTS Mean suicidal ideation scores were in the non-clinical range. DOC Leadership and Destiny Control were associated with good mental health. DOC Decision Avoidance was associated with poor mental health. DOC Decision Avoidance also acted as a motivational moderator in which the entrapment-suicidal thinking link was worse among those high in decisional avoidance. CONCLUSION DOC represents a novel, valuable addition to suicide theory and may inform suicide-specific psychotherapeutic intervention. Additional research is needed to full understand the role of DOC and its factor structures in the IMV.
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Gong R, Wang S, Ji Y, Li Z, Chang R, Zhang S, Yu X, Xu C, Cai Y, Ni Y. Social exclusion, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness: construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire among patients with sexually transmitted infections in Shanghai, China. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:29. [PMID: 35164883 PMCID: PMC8842558 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00726-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious public health problem worldwide. Patients with STIs have a high rate of psychosocial problems and may perceive unmet interpersonal needs, which is considered a proximal and sufficient cause of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The present study examined the construct validity and psychometric properties of the 15-item Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire among patients with STIs in Shanghai, China.
Methods
We recruited 910 patients with STIs (438 males and 472 females; mean age = 38.72, standard deviation [SD] = 13.034) from the Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital using accidental sampling. Baseline descriptive statistics were calculated using R 4.0.0, and a latent variable model was developed using Mplus 7.4.
Results
The construct validity results supported a latent variable measurement model with three distinct but related constructs (thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and social exclusion) (p < 0.001, χ2/df = 2.475, root mean square error of approximation = 0.057, comparative fit index = 0.931, Tucker–Lewis index = 0.916, standardized root mean residual = 0.044). The Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω values were 0.849 and 0.767 for the total scale, 0.888 and 0.889 for perceived burdensomeness, 0.764 and 0.777 for social exclusion, and 0.892 and 0.893 for thwarted belongingness. Interpersonal needs were significantly associated with low self-esteem (r = 0.539), loneliness (r = 0.573), depression (r = 0.338), entrapment (r = 0.420), defeat (r = 0.579), and low perceived social support (r = 0.424).
Conclusions
This was the first study to highlight social exclusion as a distinct but related dimension of interpersonal needs. This finding indicates that patients with STIs perceive high social exclusion. Therefore, health providers should consider the psychological status of these patients and implement strategies to support their integration into society.
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Moscardini EH, Robinson A, Calamia M, Tucker RP. Perfectionism and Suicidal Ideation. CRISIS 2022. [PMID: 35138181 DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background: The integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behavior posits that defeat leads to suicidal ideation through increased vulnerability for feelings of entrapment. One potentially important vulnerability factor for the development of feelings of defeat is socially prescribed perfectionism. Aims: The current study investigated these relationships in a sample of 313 US adults. Method: Mediation and parallel mediation analyses were conducted to determine the relationships between defeat, entrapment, social prescribed perfectionism, negative social comparison, and rejection sensitivity. Results: Findings indicated that socially prescribed perfectionism was significantly related to defeat through both negative social comparison and rejection sensitivity even when controlling for depression symptoms. Negative social comparison and rejection sensitivity were related to entrapment through feelings of defeat. This relationship was strongest when analyzing externalized (vs. internalized) entrapment. Limitations: The findings were limited by the cross-sectional study design as well as the relatively homogeneous sample. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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- Emma H Moscardini
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Moscardini EH, Oakey-Frost DN, Robinson A, Powers J, Aboussouan AB, Rasmussen S, Cramer RJ, Tucker RP. Entrapment and suicidal ideation: The protective roles of presence of life meaning and reasons for living. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2022; 52:14-23. [PMID: 33998027 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The integrated motivational-volitional model of suicide proposes that feelings of entrapment play a key role in the development of suicidal ideation. The model also posits a set of motivational moderators which either facilitate or hinder the development of suicidal thinking when entrapment is present. These motivational moderators include factors such as attitudes, future goals, thwarted belongingness, and social support. Two previously studied protective factors against suicide, reasons for living and life meaning, have received support in suicidology and might serve as motivational moderators in this model. METHODS The current cross-sectional study included college students (N=195) oversampled for recent suicidal ideation who took a series of self-report questionnaires online. RESULTS Our findings demonstrated that both reasons for living and life meaning are protective against the relation between entrapment and suicidal ideation, especially when presence of life meaning and reasons for living of high. Search for life meaning was found demonstrated a less protective relation with SI severity, particularly when reasons for living were low. CONCLUSION Both motivational moderators demonstrated protective relationships with suicidal ideation and may be relevant to suicide prevention strategies. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
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- Emma H Moscardini
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Oakey-Frost DN, Harris JA, May AM, Bryan AO, Tucker RP, Bryan CJ. Internal entrapment and fearlessness about death as precipitants of suicidal thoughts and planning in the context of post-traumatic stress disorder. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2022; 52:147-158. [PMID: 34738655 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) has been extensively studied but explanatory mechanisms remain inconclusive. Entrapment is one variable that evinces a mechanistic relationship with PTSD and STB. The current study examined the indirect effect of PTSD screen on suicide ideation (SI), planning, and likelihood of future suicide attempt through internal (IE) and external entrapment (EE), moderated by levels of fearlessness about death (FAD). METHOD The cross-sectional sample consisted of military service members and civilians recruited from primary care clinics across the United States (N = 2690). RESULTS Moderated mediation models indicated an indirect relationship between a positive PTSD screen, past-month SI, and past-month suicide planning through IE but not EE at low, moderate, and high levels of FAD. These relationships were replicated for the association between positive PTSD screen and concurrent self-rated likelihood of a future suicide attempt through both IE and EE at moderate and high levels of FAD. CONCLUSIONS Phenomenological implications are discussed, including IE as a mechanism of action in the PTSD/SI pathway and FAD as necessary to potentiate suicidal planning for those experiencing IE.
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- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Flett GL, Hewitt PL, Nepon T, Sherry SB, Smith M. The destructiveness and public health significance of socially prescribed perfectionism: A review, analysis, and conceptual extension. Clin Psychol Rev 2022; 93:102130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tucker RP, Powers J, Pardue-Bourgeois S, Oakey-Frost N, Moscardini EH, Gilroy SP, Capron DW, Bryan CJ, Anestis MD. Vehicle Firearm Storage: Prevalence and Correlates in a Sample of Male Firearm Owners. Arch Suicide Res 2021; 27:479-493. [PMID: 34962216 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2021.2020698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED Previous research has linked unsafe firearm storage practices and other ownership-related characteristics to key factors that facilitate the transition from suicidal thoughts to suicidal behaviors (i.e., acquired capability for suicide). This research has not investigated the extent to which firearm owners store firearms in their vehicles, a factor that increases ready access to the most lethal means of suicide. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of occasional and permanent vehicle firearm storage as well as demographic and psychological correlates of this practice in a sample of N = 408 adult male firearm owners oversampled for historical thoughts of suicide. METHODS Participants completed an online survey for monetary compensation. RESULTS Over 40% of participants indicated at least occasionally storing firearms in their vehicles with over 15% indicating storage of firearms unlocked and loaded. Elevated scores on measures of negative affect, worry, intolerance of uncertainty, and historical suicidal thoughts and behaviors were seen in those who endorsed vehicle firearm storage compared to those who did not. CONCLUSION Individual and public health firearm safety strategies would benefit from an explicit focus on the transition of firearms to and from one's vehicle.HIGHLIGHTSOver 40% of male firearm owners at least occasionally store a firearm in a vehicle.15% of those who store a firearm in a vehicle do so unlocked and loaded.Suicidal thought severity was related to storing a firearm in a vehicle.Historical suicidal behaviors were related to storing a firearm in a vehicle.
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The Mental Health and Syndemic Effect on Suicidal Ideation among Migrant Workers in China: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182111363. [PMID: 34769881 PMCID: PMC8583422 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background: Migrant workers are in a socially disadvantaged position and thus suffer from more stress and mental health disorders, resulting in a high risk of suicidal ideation. This study aimed to explore the association between psychosocial problems and suicidal ideation, and the syndemic effect of concurrent psychosocial problems on suicidal ideation among migrant workers. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited 1805 migrant workers in Shenzhen, China. Each participant completed a self-administered questionnaire to report sociodemographic information and mental health status. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to explore the association between psychosocial variables and suicidal ideation, and their syndemic effect on suicidal ideation. Results: The prevalence of suicidal ideation among migrant workers was 7.5%. All selected psychosocial variables were independently associated with suicidal ideation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that three psychosocial variables were associated with suicidal ideation: anxiety (ORm: 1783, 95% CI: 1.089–2.920), entrapment (ORm: 2.064, 95% CI: 1.257–3.388), and defeat (ORm: 2.572, 95% CI: 1.612–4.103). Various mental health issues can exist simultaneously to increase the risk of suicidal ideation (AOR: 5.762, 95% CI: 3.773–8.802). Workers with more psychosocial problems were more likely to have suicidal ideation. Conclusions: The association between poor mental health and suicidal ideation should not be overlooked among migrant workers. The co-occurring or syndemic effect of psychosocial problems may increase the risk of suicidal ideation.
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Xu C, Yu X, Tsamlag L, Zhang S, Chang R, Wang H, Liu S, Wang Y, Cai Y. Evaluating the validity and reliability of the Chinese entrapment scale and the relationship to depression among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:328. [PMID: 34215241 PMCID: PMC8254295 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03333-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Perception of entrapment can emerge when someone feels trapped in an aversive situation and incapable of escape. Depression is closely related to the construct of entrapment. In China, men who have sex with men (MSM) have a high prevalence of depression; therefore, a tool to evaluate entrapment in this population is needed. We evaluated the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the entrapment scale (ES) and the relationship to depression among MSM in Shanghai, China. METHODS We recruited 304 MSM from four districts in Shanghai, China. Participants completed health behavior questionnaires that included baseline information and psychological measurements such as the ES and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The sample was randomly divided into two groups for exploratory factor analysis (n = 143) and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 161). Criterion validity was tested to explore the correlation between the ES and PHQ-9 scores. The reliability of the ES was evaluated with internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α coefficient) and split-half reliability (Spearman-Brown coefficient). We performed hierarchical regression analysis to determine the variance explained of entrapment to predicting depressive symptoms after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Finally, receiver operator characteristic curve analysis was performed to measure the optimal ES cut-off value for predicting depression. RESULTS Factor analysis showed the ES had one principal component, and one-dimensional scale had more acceptable model fit indices than two-dimensional model. The correlation coefficient between the ES and PHQ-9 scores was 0.756 (P < 0.01). The Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.970 and the Spearman-Brown coefficient was 0.976. ES scores significantly predicted an additional 45.1% of depressive symptoms after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics in the MSM population (β = 0.689, P < 0.001). The optimum cut-off value was 23, which had a sensitivity of 70% and a specificity of 85.4%. CONCLUSIONS The Chinese version of the ES has good validity and reliability in the MSM population in Shanghai, and can be used to evaluate perception of entrapment among MSM. The findings confirmed an association between entrapment and depression.
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- Chen Xu
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No.227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China.
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Dombrovski AY, Hallquist MN. Search for solutions, learning, simulation, and choice processes in suicidal behavior. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. COGNITIVE SCIENCE 2021; 13:e1561. [PMID: 34008338 PMCID: PMC9285563 DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Suicide may be viewed as an unfortunate outcome of failures in decision processes. Such failures occur when the demands of a crisis exceed a person's capacity to (i) search for options, (ii) learn and simulate possible futures, and (iii) make advantageous value‐based choices. Can individual‐level decision deficits and biases drive the progression of the suicidal crisis? Our overview of the evidence on this question is informed by clinical theory and grounded in reinforcement learning and behavioral economics. Cohort and case–control studies provide strong evidence that limited cognitive capacity and particularly impaired cognitive control are associated with suicidal behavior, imposing cognitive constraints on decision‐making. We conceptualize suicidal ideation as an element of impoverished consideration sets resulting from a search for solutions under cognitive constraints and mood‐congruent Pavlovian influences, a view supported by mostly indirect evidence. More compelling is the evidence of impaired learning in people with a history of suicidal behavior. We speculate that an inability to simulate alternative futures using one's model of the world may undermine alternative solutions in a suicidal crisis. The hypothesis supported by the strongest evidence is that the selection of suicide over alternatives is facilitated by a choice process undermined by randomness. Case–control studies using gambling tasks, armed bandits, and delay discounting support this claim. Future experimental studies will need to uncover real‐time dynamics of choice processes in suicidal people. In summary, the decision process framework sheds light on neurocognitive mechanisms that facilitate the progression of the suicidal crisis. This article is categorized under:Economics > Individual Decision‐Making Psychology > Emotion and Motivation Psychology > Learning Neuroscience > Behavior
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Ideation-to-action framework variables involved in the development of suicidal ideation: A network analysis. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01765-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Russell K, Rasmussen S, Hunter SC. Does Mental Well-Being Protect against Self-Harm Thoughts and Behaviors during Adolescence? A Six-Month Prospective Investigation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E6771. [PMID: 32957474 PMCID: PMC7558682 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mental well-being protects against the emergence of suicidal thoughts. However, it is not clear whether these findings extend to self-harm thoughts and behaviors irrespective of intent during adolescence-or why this relationship exists. The current study aimed to test predictions-informed by the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicide-concerning the role of perceived defeat and entrapment within the link between mental well-being and self-harm risk. Young people (n = 573) from secondary schools across Scotland completed an anonymous self-report survey at two time points, six months apart, that assessed mental well-being, self-harm thoughts and behaviors, depressive symptomology and feelings of defeat and entrapment. Mental well-being was associated with reduced defeat and entrapment (internal and external) and a decrease in the likelihood that a young person would engage in self-harm thoughts and behaviors. The relationship between mental well-being and thoughts of self-harm was mediated by perceptions of defeat and entrapment (internal and external). Mental well-being was indirectly related to self-harm behaviors via decreased feelings of defeat and internal (but not external) entrapment. Taken together, these findings provide novel insights into the psychological processes linking mental well-being and self-harm risk and highlight the importance of incorporating the promotion of mental well-being within future prevention and early intervention efforts.
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- Kirsten Russell
- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1QE, UK;
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- School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1QE, UK;
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- Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK;
- Faculty of Education, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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