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  • Mental Health
  • Suicidology

Background:

  • Cross-sectional studies limit understanding of daily relationship stress and suicidal ideation.
  • The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide provides a framework for examining these associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the daily associations between relationship stress and suicidal ideation.
  • To examine the role of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belonging in this relationship.

Main Methods:

  • A 10-day daily diary design with 84 adults in romantic relationships.
  • Multilevel modeling and mediation analyses were employed.

Main Results:

  • Higher average relationship stress correlated with increased burdensomeness, thwarted belonging, and suicidal ideation.
  • Elevated daily relationship stress led to same-day increases in burdensomeness, thwarted belonging, and suicidal ideation.
  • Perceived burdensomeness mediated the link between daily relationship stress and suicidal ideation.

Conclusions:

  • Relationship stress acutely contributes to suicidal ideation by heightening feelings of being a burden.
  • Couple-focused interventions targeting relationship stress and burdensomeness may mitigate suicide risk.