Entrapment, positive psychological functioning and suicide ideation: A moderation analysis.
Tobias Teismann1, Julia Brailovskaia1
1Faculty of Psychology, Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
|October 16, 2019
Summary
Positive mental health and psychological well-being can buffer the link between feeling trapped and suicidal thoughts. This highlights their protective role in suicide prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mental Health Research
- Suicidology
Background:
- The Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model explains suicide ideation through motivational and volitional factors.
- Perceptions of entrapment are linked to suicide ideation, but this association may be moderated.
- Motivational moderators are psychological factors that can influence the relationship between entrapment and suicidal thoughts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if positive mental health and psychological well-being act as motivational moderators in the IMV Model.
- To examine the moderating role of positive psychological functioning on the entrapment-suicide ideation link.
Main Methods:
- An online survey was administered to a sample of 301 participants.
- Statistical analyses were performed to test for moderation effects.
Main Results:
- Positive mental health was found to moderate the association between entrapment and suicide ideation.
- Various facets of psychological well-being also significantly moderated this relationship.
- These findings support the role of positive psychological factors in mitigating suicide risk.
Conclusions:
- Positive mental health and psychological well-being are important motivational moderators in the context of suicide ideation.
- Understanding these protective factors is crucial for developing effective suicide prevention interventions.
- The study underscores the interplay between negative states (entrapment) and positive functioning in pathways to suicide.
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