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Self-burdensomeness, other-burdensomeness, and suicidal ideation
Tobias Teismann1, Julia Brailovskaia1, Morgan Robison2
1Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
Behaviour Research and Therapy
|August 29, 2023
Summary
Perceiving yourself as a burden to others or to yourself are both risk factors for suicidal ideation. Both self-burdensomeness and other-burdensomeness play a role in the development of suicidal thoughts.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Perceiving oneself as a burden to others (other-burdensomeness) and to oneself (self-burdensomeness) are potential risk factors for suicidal ideation.
- The relative importance of altruistic (other-burdensomeness) versus self-oriented (self-burdensomeness) motives in suicidal ideation remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate two competing mediation models examining the relationship between self-burdensomeness, other-burdensomeness, and suicidal ideation.
- To determine whether altruistic or self-oriented perceptions of burden are more strongly associated with suicidal ideation.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study design with N=228 psychotherapy outpatients.
- Data collected at two time points over a three-month period (T1 and T2).
- Statistical analysis of mediation models to assess the interplay between burdensomeness and suicidal ideation.
Main Results:
- Other-burdensomeness at T1 significantly predicted suicidal ideation at T2, partially mediated by self-burdensomeness at T1.
- Self-burdensomeness at T1 significantly predicted suicidal ideation at T2, partially mediated by other-burdensomeness at T1.
- Neither self-burdensomeness nor other-burdensomeness emerged as a significantly stronger predictor in the development of suicidal ideation.
Conclusions:
- Suicidal ideation can arise from both altruistic perceptions of being a burden to others and self-oriented perceptions of being a burden to oneself.
- Both self- and other-burdensomeness are interconnected pathways contributing to suicidal ideation.
- The study highlights the complex interplay between different facets of perceived burdensomeness in relation to suicidal ideation.
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