Hovey Joseph D, Roley-Roberts Michelle E, Hurtado Gabriela, Seligman Laura D, Levine Jason C, Kene Prachi, Gonzalez Rebecca N
Behavioral Health Laboratory, Department of Psychological Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539 USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE USA.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Dec 28:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-04190-9.
According to the interpersonal theory of suicide, the perception of imposing a burden on loved ones increases the risk for suicidal ideation. Little research, however, has examined the interaction of burdensomeness with cognitive variables in predicting suicidal ideation in college students even though the relationship between burdensomeness and ideation may be contingent on levels of cognitive risk factors. The present study thus examined the relationships between burdensomeness, hopelessness, coping competence, and suicidal ideation. Questionnaires were administered to 279 undergraduate students from a university in the Midwest United States. After controlling for depression, hopelessness, and coping competence, burdensomeness significantly predicted ideation and accounted for variance above and beyond the control variables. Moreover, the relationship between burdensomeness and suicidal ideation was significantly moderated by coping competence and hopelessness. The findings suggest that perceived burdensomeness plays a critical role in the risk for suicide in college students. More specifically, the findings suggest that coping competence and hopelessness can be ideal targets for interventions as changes in these variables may attenuate the association between perceived burdensomeness and suicidal ideation.
根据自杀的人际理论，认为给所爱的人带来负担会增加自杀意念的风险。然而，尽管负担感与自杀意念之间的关系可能取决于认知风险因素的水平，但很少有研究探讨负担感与认知变量在预测大学生自杀意念方面的相互作用。因此，本研究考察了负担感、绝望感、应对能力和自杀意念之间的关系。对美国中西部一所大学的279名本科生进行了问卷调查。在控制了抑郁、绝望和应对能力之后，负担感显著预测了自杀意念，并且解释了超出控制变量的方差。此外，应对能力和绝望感显著调节了负担感与自杀意念之间的关系。研究结果表明，感知到的负担感在大学生自杀风险中起着关键作用。更具体地说，研究结果表明，应对能力和绝望感可能是理想的干预目标，因为这些变量的变化可能会减弱感知到的负担感与自杀意念之间的关联。
