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Relations between worry, thought control, suicidal ideation and attempt history.

Morgan Buerke¹, Aleksandrs Karnick², Daniel W Capron¹

¹Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

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Summary

Worry contributes to suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) by making individuals feel their thoughts are uncontrollable. Targeting this perception of uncontrollability may help manage suicidal ideation.

Keywords:

Worry control suicidal behavior suicidal ideation thought processes

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Cognitive Science

Background:

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are often linked to uncontrollable thought processes like worry.
Individuals may engage in STBs as an attempt to escape distressing internal thoughts.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the indirect effect of perceived thought uncontrollability on the association between worry and STBs.
To understand how the feeling of lacking control over one's thoughts mediates the relationship between worry and suicidal ideation.

Main Methods:

Stepwise mediation models were employed to analyze the data.
The study included 145 undergraduate students with a history of suicidal ideation.
Suicidal behaviors and ideation were measured across several dimensions, including severity and likelihood of recent ideation, and lifetime ideation and attempts.

Main Results:

Worry was significantly associated with increased severity and likelihood of recent suicidal ideation, as well as lifetime suicidal ideation.
This association was mediated by lower perceived ability to control one's thoughts.
No significant relationship was found between worry and lifetime suicide attempts.

Conclusions:

The perceived uncontrollability of thoughts appears to be a crucial factor in the development and exacerbation of suicidal thinking.
Interventions aimed at modifying individuals' perceptions of thought uncontrollability could be a valuable strategy for managing suicidal ideation.