Suicidal ideation among men during Covid‐19
Examining the roles of loneliness, thwarted belongingness, and personality impairment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21392067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Ogrodniczuk (0000-0002-3531-9033, Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada, corresponding author), Marudan Sivagurunathan (0000-0002-3359-9553, Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada), David Kealy (0000-0002-3679-6085, Department of Psychiatry University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada), Simon Rice (0000-0003-4045-8553, Orygen Parkville, Melbourne Australia), Zac E Seidler (0000-0002-6854-1554, Orygen Parkville, Melbourne Australia), John L Oliffe (0000-0001-9029-4003, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Vancouver Canada) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-408 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.12904 |
| PMID | 36744862 |
| OpenAlex | W4319294459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 80 |
Suicidal ideation (SI) is a known precursor to suicide among men. While loneliness and thwarted belongingness (TB) have been identified as key factors influencing SI, no study has reported on all three constructs to investigate whether loneliness is associated with SI by way of TB. Furthermore, it is not clear whether personality impairment has a moderating role on this process. The present study examined the impact of loneliness on SI among men and whether TB mediated this relationship. Additionally, the study investigated whether personality impairment (i.e., self‐functioning, interpersonal functioning) moderated the relationship between loneliness and TB. Canadian men ( N = 434) completed an online survey that included self‐report assessments of the study constructs. Conditional process modeling was used to test the indirect effect of loneliness on SI via the mediating effect of TB. Findings indicated a significant association between loneliness and SI that was mediated by TB. Further, impairment in self‐functioning moderated the relationship between loneliness and TB, indicating that the relationship was stronger among men with greater difficulties in self‐functioning. The findings are important to consider within the COVID‐19 context, as they point to the need to reduce the detrimental impacts of loneliness, thereby potentially mitigating male SI
Belongingness · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Ideation · Injury prevention · Loneliness · Medical emergency · Personality · Poison control · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Citation velocity | recent |
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