Mindfulness and Suicide Risk in Undergraduates: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Alexithymia

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yuan Fang¹  Baoer Zeng¹  Peiyi Chen¹  Yiling Mai¹  Shan Teng¹  Minting Zhang¹  Jingbo Zhao¹  Xueling Yang¹  Jiubo Zhao¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University;Department of Psychiatry, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University

关键词: suicide;    suicide risk;    mindfulness;    alexithymia;    gender differences;    undergraduates;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02106

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study was designed to examine the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and suicide risk in undergraduates, and it further explored the potential mediating role of alexithymia in this relationship. A total of 2,633 undergraduates completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire – Revised (SBQ-R), and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The results indicate that mindfulness and suicide risk were negatively correlated, and alexithymia partially mediated the relationship between mindfulness and suicide risk only in the female undergraduates. Moreover, only the difficulty in identifying feelings (DIF) factor of alexithymia mediated the relationship between mindfulness and suicide risk in the female undergraduates. These findings contribute to the potential mechanism that explains the relationship between mindfulness and suicide risk. Furthermore, it is possible to implement mindfulness in the suicide intervention of alexithymic individuals.

【 授权许可】

CC BY