Insomnia and suicide-related behaviors: A multi-study investigation of thwarted belongingness as a distinct explanatory factor

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:208

Article

Chu, Carol¹  Hom, Melanie A.¹  Rogers, Megan L.¹  Stanley, Ian H.¹  Ringer-Moberg, Fallon B.¹  Podlogar, Matthew C.¹  Hirsch, Jameson K.²  Joiner, Thomas E.¹ 

[1] Florida State Univ, Dept Psychol, 1107 West Call St, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

[2] East Tennessee State Univ, Dept Psychol, 420 Rogers Stout Hall, Johnson City, TN 37614 USA

关键词: Insomnia;    Sleep disturbance;    Thwarted belongingness;    Suicidal ideation;    Suicidal behavior;    Anxiety;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.065

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: Insomnia is a robust correlate of suicidal ideation and behavior. Preliminary research has identified thwarted belongingness (c.f. social disconnection) as an explanatory link between insomnia and suicidal ideation. Objectives: This study replicates and extends previous findings using both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs in four demographically diverse samples. Additionally, the specificity of thwarted belongingness was evaluated by testing anxiety as a rival mediator. Method: Self-report measures of insomnia symptoms, thwarted belongingness, suicidal ideation and behavior, and anxiety were administered in four adult samples: 469 undergraduate students, 352 psychiatric outpatients, 858 firefighters, and 217 primary care patients. Results: More severe insomnia was associated with more severe thwarted belongingness and suicidality. Thwarted belongingness significantly accounted for the association between insomnia and suicidality, cross sectionally and longitudinally, beyond anxiety. Notably, findings supported the specificity of thwarted belongingness: anxiety did not significantly mediate the association between insomnia and suicidality, and insomnia did not mediate the relation between thwarted belongingness and suicidality. Limitations: This study relied solely on self-report measures. Future studies incorporating objective sleep measurements are needed. Conclusion: Findings underscore the utility of assessing and addressing sleep disturbances and social disconnection to reduce suicide risk.

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