Department of Psychiatry I, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria,
Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Fall;33(3):298-305. doi: 10.24869/psyd.2021.298.
Suicidal ideation is not restricted to psychiatric patients. To the contrary, it is not uncommon in the general population and constitutes a precursor for suicide attempts and completed suicides. While risk factors for suicidality have extensively been described, much less attention has been devoted to the investigation of protective factors. In the current study we investigated two of such potential protective factors in combination, namely trait emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience in a sample of university students.
We recruited 277 university students without an active physical or mental disorder requiring medical attention via an online questionnaire and assessed lifetime and four-week suicidal ideation. Resilience was measured with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, EI with the Self-report Emotional Ability Scale and stressful life events with the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Logistic regression was used to investigate the effect of EI and resilience on lifetime and four-week suicidal ideation.
Resilience as well as intrapersonal trait EI factors were significantly lower in individuals who reported lifetime suicidal ideation. The regression analysis revealed the EI facet "Regulation of one's own emotions" and the resilience factor "Control" to be significant predictors of lifetime and/or four-week suicidal ideation. Neither trait EI nor resilience had a moderating effect on the relationship between life events and suicidality.
Low intrapersonal EI and low resilience are associated with lifetime and, in part, four-week suicidal ideation.
自杀意念不仅限于精神科患者。相反，它在普通人群中并不罕见，是自杀未遂和自杀成功的前兆。虽然自杀风险因素已经得到广泛描述，但对保护因素的研究关注较少。在当前的研究中，我们在一组大学生中结合研究了两种潜在的保护因素，即特质情绪智力（EI）和韧性。
我们通过在线问卷招募了 277 名没有需要医疗关注的活跃身体或精神障碍的大学生，并评估了他们的终生和四周自杀意念。使用 Connor-Davidson 韧性量表评估韧性，使用自我报告情绪能力量表评估 EI，使用社会再适应评定量表评估生活压力事件。使用逻辑回归来调查 EI 和韧性对终生和四周自杀意念的影响。
报告有终生自杀意念的个体的韧性和人际特质 EI 因素明显较低。回归分析显示，“情绪自我调节”和“控制”这两个 EI 方面以及“控制”这一韧性因素是终生和/或四周自杀意念的重要预测因素。特质 EI 和韧性都没有对生活事件与自杀意念之间的关系产生调节作用。
低人际 EI 和低韧性与终生和部分四周自杀意念有关。
