Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
J Clin Psychol. 2020 Jul;76(7):1353-1361. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22939. Epub 2020 Feb 10.
Risk for suicide among female service members/veterans (SM/Vs) is increasing, suggesting a need for additional studies of risk factors in this population. This study examined relationship satisfaction as a correlate of suicidal ideation (SI) after accounting for established risk factors for SI.
Partnered female SM/Vs (N = 818) completed a demographic inventory and measures of SI, relationship satisfaction, sexual function, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression.
After accounting for covariates, lower relationship satisfaction, higher depression and PTSD severity, and minority race were associated with the presence of SI. PTSD and depression severity did not moderate this association, suggesting that regardless of mental health symptoms, relationship satisfaction is associated with increased SI risk.
Screening for relationship satisfaction may identify SI risk in partnered female SM/Vs. Future studies should explore relationship satisfaction as a risk factor for suicidal attempts as not all SM/Vs who experience SI will attempt suicide.
女性军人/退役军人（SM/Vs）自杀的风险正在增加，这表明需要对这一人群的风险因素进行更多的研究。本研究在考虑到自杀意念（SI）的既定风险因素后，考察了关系满意度作为 SI 的相关因素。
已婚的女性 SM/Vs（N=818）完成了人口统计学清单和 SI、关系满意度、性功能、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和抑郁的测量。
在考虑了协变量后，关系满意度较低、抑郁和 PTSD 严重程度较高以及少数民族种族与 SI 的存在相关。PTSD 和抑郁严重程度并没有调节这种关联，这表明无论心理健康症状如何，关系满意度都与增加 SI 风险相关。
对关系满意度进行筛查可能会识别出有伴侣的女性 SM/Vs 的 SI 风险。未来的研究应该探索关系满意度作为自杀企图的风险因素，因为并非所有经历 SI 的 SM/Vs 都会尝试自杀。
