scholarly journals Suicidal Ideation in Elite Schools: A Test of the Interpersonal Theory and the Escape Theory of Suicide

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Hélène Landrault ◽  
Nemat Jaafari ◽  
Mohamed Amine ◽  
Gabriel Malka ◽  
Leila Selimbegović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Elite Schools ◽  
Escape Theory

scholarly journals Suicidal Ideation in Elite Schools: A Test of the Interpersonal Theory and the Escape Theory of Suicide

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Landrault ◽  
Nemat Jaafari ◽  
Mohamed Amine ◽  
Gabriel Malka ◽  
Leila Selimbegovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Elite Schools ◽  
Escape Theory ◽  
And Control

Objective: The present study compared the ability of two contemporary theories of suicidal behavior—the interpersonal and escape theories of suicide—to predict suicidal ideation. The interpersonal theory proposes that the interaction of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness predicts suicidal ideation. The escape theory proposes that feelings of failure predict suicidal ideation and that escape motivation mediates this relationship. The present study intended to determine which of the two theories more successfully explains suicidal ideation. Method: A sample of 306 students from elite schools in Morocco (193 women, Mage = 21.21 years, predominantly Muslims) completed a questionnaire assessing feelings of failure and escape motivation, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, suicide ideation, and control variables. Results: In line with previous research, separate tests revealed support for the two theories. Interestingly, when entered simultaneously in a multiple regression analysis, the two frameworks explained a unique and cumulative part of the variance in suicidal ideation. Moreover, the effects remained significant after controlling for past suicide attempts, depression, hopelessness, and stress. Conclusions: The findings suggest that combining the interpersonal and escape theories of suicide could help better explain the emergence of suicidal ideation among college students.

Suicidal ideation in transgender people: Gender minority stress and interpersonal theory factors.

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rylan J. Testa ◽  
Matthew S. Michaels ◽  
Whitney Bliss ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Kimberly F. Balsam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Gender Minority

scholarly journals M32. THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF SUICIDALITY WITH SCHIZOTYPY AND PSYCHOSIS EXPERIENCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S146-S146
Author(s):  
Richard Linscott ◽  
Ellen Wright ◽  
Theresa Parker ◽  
Kirstie O’Hare
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Magical Thinking ◽  
Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide ◽  
Magical Ideation ◽  
Causal Connections ◽  
History Of ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Background Meehl portrayed pervasive, chronic suicidality as a key sign of schizotypy. Consistent with this view, positive schizotypy predicts concurrent and future suicidality, is particularly predictive of greater lethality, and is a more potent predictor of suicidality than other psychopathology. Whereas the most prominent explanation for this relationship is that it is spurious, several possible causal connections have not been tested. Also, most existing evidence relates to positive schizotypy and psychosis experience. We describe three studies of the schizotypy – suicidality link. Methods In the first, we tested whether, as Meehl argued, schizotypy is associated with suicide dread. A general population sample (n = 350) of young adults (18 to 24 years) reported on schizotypy and suicidality, including efforts to avert suicide attempts. In univariate analyses, positive, negative, and disorganized components of schizotypy each significantly predicted persistent or frequent suicidal ideation in the past month (ORs from 2.10 to 3.71), history of attempts with intent to die (1.59 to 2.15), fear or dread of the possibility of making an attempt (1.58 to 1.63), and worry about acting on an unwanted impulse to attempt suicide (2.48 to 2.62). In fully-adjusted analyses (controlling for depression, anxiety, stress, and all schizotypy components), positive schizotypy predicted reporting of greater worry about impulsive suicidal behaviour (OR = 1.71, p = .009, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.56). In the second, we tested whether the schizotypy – suicidality link can be understood using contemporary suicide theory. In a random sample of high school pupils (n = 177), schizotypy components predicted classification as an active suicidal ideator (R2 = 0.76, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.95). These effects were accounted by the influences of magical thinking, unusual perceptual experiences, and suspiciousness being mediated in part by perceived burdensomeness, as per the interpersonal theory of suicide. However, direct effects were also observed from social anxiety and magical ideation components of schizotypy. In the third, we modelled latent growth mixtures of suicidality using data from five waves of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. We test how growth in suicidality (from 18 to 38 years) is related to psychosis experience (age 11 years) and schizotypy (age 13 and 15 years). Schizotypy predicted membership of a growth class characterised by chronically death- and suicidal-ideation that, in turn, predicted attempt behaviour. Results See above. Discussion The complexity of the observed links of schizotypy and psychosis experience with suicidality do not lend themselves to being discounted as spurious or due to common underlying causal factors. Research addressing possible causal connections is warranted, as are efforts to identify whether reduction of suicidality may result from interventions targeting features of subclinical psychosis.

scholarly journals The age-old puzzle of suicide: How does the mind get so dark that it wants total obliteration?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Kong T. Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Vulnerability Theory ◽  
The Mind

This essay revisits the key concepts of four dominant theories on suicidal ideation-to-action, namely the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), the Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model (IMV), the Three-step Theory (3ST), and the Fluid Vulnerability Theory (FVT). It then suggests that explaining suicidal ideation through the lens of the mindsponge mechanimsm and Bayesian inference may improve our current understanding of this complicated topic.

Is Violence, Violence no Matter Where it Strikes? Adjudicated Boys, Thwarted Belongingness, Perceived Burdensomeness, and Acquired Capability for Suicide

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110550
Author(s):  
Judy A. Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Acquired Capability ◽  
Suicidal Attempts

This study explores treating violence against others as a precursor to self-directed violence. It tests the utility of including violence against others in the measure of acquired capability to test assumptions from the interpersonal theory of violence. Four theoretical hypotheses are assessed that are consistent with the theory: (1) thwarted belongingness (parental abandonment and rejection) and perceived burdensomeness (exposure to parental interpersonal violence and child abuse) independently increase the likelihood of suicidal ideation; (2) the interaction of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness increases the likelihood of suicidal ideation controlling for other pertinent variables; (3) the three-way interaction of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability (violence against others and prior suicidal attempts) increases the likelihood of suicidal attempts controlling for other pertinent variables; and (4) self-harm responds to the theoretical variables and similarly, to attempts. Subjects are court-adjudicated males (ages 13–18) who were residents for up to 1 year at the Ocean Tides School and rehabilitation center from 1975–2019. The data span 44 years and include 2195 youth. Depression, drug/alcohol use, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and interaction terms between SES and race and SES and ethnicity are also examined. Backward conditional logistic regression analyses find mixed support for the hypotheses, but strong support for including violence against others in the concept of acquired capability. Support is also found for conceptualizing child abuse and exposure to parental interpersonal violence as perceived burdensomeness in tests of this theory as well as measures of depression. Major implications for programming in the treatment and rehabilitation of delinquent boys include conceptualizing and approaching violence against others as a precursor to suicidal attempts and other self-directed harm.

scholarly journals Role of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness in the relationship between violent daydreaming and suicidal ideation in two adult samples

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Chu ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Anna R. Gai ◽  
Thomas E. Joiner
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Despite evidence that violent daydreaming is a correlate of suicidal ideation, no research has examined the mechanisms underlying this association. The interpersonal theory of suicide may provide insight. This theory postulates that individuals with high suicidal desire experience intractable feelings of perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belongingness (TB). Violent daydreaming may fuel negative attitudes toward others and oneself and turn attention away from loved ones, thereby increasing feelings that one is a burden on others (PB) and socially disconnected (TB). However, no studies have tested TB and PB as explanatory mechanisms. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between violent daydreaming, PB, TB, suicidal ideation, and depression in two samples (n=818). Design/methodology/approach Study 1 was comprised of general undergraduates, and Study 2 selected for undergraduates with a history of ideation. Self-report measures were administered and indirect effects analyses were conducted. Findings In both studies, violent daydreaming was associated with increased feelings of PB, TB, and ideation severity. Consistent with the interpersonal theory, TB and PB were significant parallel mediators of the relationship between violent daydreaming and suicidal ideation, beyond sex and age. In contrast to Study 1, results were no longer significant in Study 2 after accounting for depression. Originality/value This was the first study to test TB and PB as mechanisms underlying the relationship between violent daydreaming and suicide risk. Findings highlight the importance of monitoring and addressing violent daydreams and interpersonal functioning throughout treatment to mitigate risk.

Interpersonal Theory of Suicide Using a Familismo Values Lens among Emerging Mexican Descent Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 073998632110149
Author(s):  
Daisy Aceves ◽  
Brandy Piña-Watson
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Mexican Descent ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide ◽  
The Family ◽  
Age Range

The present study examined the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPT) within a culturally relevant framework by simultaneously examining familismo values to explain suicidal ideation among Mexican descent emerging adults. With a sample of 249 Mexican descent emerging adults (age range: 18–25 years; M = 19.17; SD = 1.53; 65.5% women), the present study found that there was a significant interaction between perceived burdensomeness (PB) and familismo-subjugation of self values. These findings provide evidence that in the context of perceiving one’s self as being a burden on the family, having higher familismo subjugation of self-values puts one at higher risk for suicidal ideation than if they have lower subjugation values. These findings highlight that when dissonance occurs between one’s values and their lived experience, a higher risk of suicidal ideation occurs for Mexican descent emerging adults.

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