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Interpersonal needs and suicide risk: The moderating roles of sex and brooding
Mary K Lear1, Ryan M Kozina1, Stephanie E Stacy1
1Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
Objectives:
This paper tested two moderators, brooding and participant sex, on the respective relations between thwarted belongingness (TB), perceived burdensomeness (PB), and suicide risk.
Method:
Using a cross-sectional design in a sample of undergraduates (N = 278), two hierarchical regression models examining the three-way interaction between brooding, sex, and either TB or PB on suicide risk were conducted.
Results:
A significant two-way interaction of brooding and TB was detected, but no moderating effect of sex was observed. There was a significant three-way interaction of brooding, sex, and PB on suicide risk.
Conclusions:
High levels of TB and brooding produce increased suicide risk across sexes. The relation between PB and suicide risk is dependent on brooding for females but not males.
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