Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
J Affect Disord. 2019 Feb 15;245:798-805. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.030. Epub 2018 Nov 6.
Recent research has demonstrated that victims of bullying report serious problems, such as depression, which heighten the risk of suicide. Emotional intelligence (EI) has been increasingly recognized as a protective factor, but little is known about the mechanisms underlying the relation between EI and suicide risk in victims. This study aimed to test a theoretical model of how EI, depressive symptoms and gender interact to influence suicidal ideation and attempts in a sample of Spanish victims of bullying.
The sample comprised 465 victims (273 girls) who completed self-report measures of perceived EI, depression and suicide risk.
Mediation and moderation analyses were performed using conditional process analysis. Findings showed that EI is a predictor of decreased suicide in victims. This relationship was partially mediated by depressive symptoms. Furthermore, this effect was moderated by gender, such that the mediation effect was stronger in girls compared to boys (moderated mediation).
The cross-sectional design and the use of self-report instruments. Future research should address the longitudinal relations of these findings.
The promotion of emotional skills could be core to the development of suicide prevention programs in those high-risk adolescents who have suffered from bullying. Furthermore, gender should be taken into consideration, especially with regard to females reporting depressive symptoms related to having been bullied.
最近的研究表明，欺凌受害者报告了严重的问题，如抑郁，这增加了自杀的风险。情绪智力（EI）已越来越被认为是一个保护因素，但对于 EI 与欺凌受害者自杀风险之间的关系的潜在机制知之甚少。本研究旨在测试一个理论模型，即 EI、抑郁症状和性别如何相互作用，从而影响西班牙欺凌受害者样本中的自杀意念和尝试。
该样本包括 465 名受害者（273 名女孩），他们完成了感知 EI、抑郁和自杀风险的自我报告测量。
使用条件过程分析进行了中介和调节分析。研究结果表明，EI 是欺凌受害者自杀风险降低的一个预测因素。这种关系部分通过抑郁症状来中介。此外，这种效应受到性别的调节，即与男孩相比，女孩的中介效应更强（调节中介）。
横断面设计和使用自我报告工具。未来的研究应该解决这些发现的纵向关系。
在那些遭受欺凌的高风险青少年中，促进情绪技能可能是预防自杀计划的核心。此外，应该考虑到性别，特别是在与遭受欺凌有关的抑郁症状报告的女性。
