Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2021 Aug;51(4):755-766. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12756. Epub 2021 Apr 19.
Suicide is a leading cause of death in military service members/veterans (SM/Vs). Positive social exchanges (e.g., emotional support) buffer against suicide risk but the influence of negative social exchanges (e.g., unwanted advice) is understudied.
The current study explored (1) the contributions of positive and negative social exchanges as simultaneous correlates of suicide ideation and risk, (2) whether positive social exchanges mitigated the association of negative social exchanges and suicide ideation and risk, and (3) if facets of social exchanges were uniquely related to suicide ideation and risk. SM/Vs men (N = 508) completed self-report questionnaires.
Roughly 27% endorsed suicide ideation. Between 23.62 and 41.14% reported elevated suicide risk. Adjusted analyses revealed higher negative social exchanges, particularly insensitive behaviors, and lower positive social exchanges were associated with higher suicide ideation and risk. The magnitude of positive and negative social exchanges with suicide ideation or risk was statistically similar. Higher positive social exchanges did not attenuate the association of negative social exchanges and suicide ideation or risk (p > 0.05).
Higher negative social exchanges are equally strong correlates of suicide ideation and risk as positive social exchanges. Decreasing insensitive behaviors may reduce suicide ideation and risk in men SM/Vs.
自杀是现役军人/退伍军人（SM/Vs）死亡的主要原因之一。积极的社会交往（例如情感支持）可以缓冲自杀风险，但对消极社会交往（例如不适当的建议）的影响研究较少。
本研究探讨了（1）积极和消极社会交往作为自杀意念和风险的同时相关因素的贡献，（2）积极社会交往是否减轻了消极社会交往与自杀意念和风险的关联，以及（3）社会交往的各个方面是否与自杀意念和风险有独特的关系。SM/V 男性（N=508）完成了自我报告问卷。
大约 27%的人表示有自杀意念。23.62%至 41.14%的人报告自杀风险升高。调整后的分析显示，较高的消极社会交往，特别是不敏感的行为，以及较低的积极社会交往与较高的自杀意念和风险相关。积极和消极社会交往与自杀意念或风险的关联程度在统计学上相似。较高的积极社会交往并没有减轻消极社会交往与自杀意念或风险之间的关联（p>0.05）。
较高的消极社会交往与自杀意念和风险的相关性与积极社会交往相同。减少不敏感行为可能会降低男性 SM/V 中的自杀意念和风险。
