Citation

Friedlander A, Nazem S, Fiske A, Nadorff MR, Smith MD. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2012; 42(3): 332-340.

Affiliation

Adam Friedlander, Sarra Nazem, Amy Fiske, Michael R. Nadorff, and Merideth D. Smith, Department of Psychology at West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00094.x

PMID

22564281

Abstract

Understanding self-concealment, the tendency to actively conceal distressing personal information from others, may be important in developing effective ways to help individuals with suicidal ideation. No published study has yet assessed the relation between self-concealment and suicidal behaviors. Additionally, most self-concealment research has been conducted solely with younger adults. The relation between self-concealment and depressive symptoms among older adults (age 65 and older), and between self-concealment and suicidal behaviors among both younger (college student) and older adults, was investigated in this study. As predicted, self-concealment was significantly related to suicidal behaviors in younger adults. Furthermore, self-concealment was significantly related to depressive symptoms in older adults. Interestingly, the association between self-concealment and suicidal behaviors in this age group was not significant.

Language: en