Male-Type Depression Mediates the Relationship between Avoidant Coping and Suicidal Ideation in Men

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ID15515226
AutoresKieran O’Gorman (0000-0002-2231-2457), Kieran M O’Gorman (0000-0003-2087-0532, The University of Melbourne), M J Wilson (0000-0001-8983-0067, The University of Melbourne), Zac E Seidler (0000-0002-6854-1554, The University of Melbourne), Derek English (The University of Melbourne), Ian Zajac (0000-0002-7786-3993, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Ian T Zajac (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia), Krista Fisher (0000-0003-4066-3637, The University of Melbourne), Krista S Fisher (Orygen, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia), Simon Rice (0000-0003-4045-8553, The University of Melbourne, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo17
Páginas10874-10874
Data de publicação2022-08-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191710874
PMID36078589
OpenAlexW4294325588
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas67

Despite known links between men's avoidant coping behaviours (e.g., distraction, denial, substance use) and suicide risk, little research has explored the mechanisms underpinning this relationship. This study sought to examine whether male-type depression symptoms (e.g., anger, aggression, emotion suppression), assessed by the Male Depression Risk Scale, mediate the association between avoidant coping and suicide/self-harm ideation in men. Data were drawn from an online survey of a community sample of 606 Australian men ( M age = 50.11 years; SD = 15.00), conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mediation analyses were applied to examine the effect of male-type depression on the association between avoidant coping and suicidal/self-harm ideation, controlling for age, resilience and the experience of two psychosocial stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic (financial stress and government restrictions). Avoidant coping was associated with suicidal/self-harm ideation, r = 0.45, p R 2 = 0.29, P M = 0.36, p < 0.001, underscoring the importance of screening for male-type depression symptoms to better identify men at risk of suicidal/self-harm ideation. Results also suggest a need to support men to develop effective coping strategies, particularly in the context of common psychosocial stressors experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Anger · Coping (psychology · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Stressor · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies