Citation

Hasking PA, Boyes ME, Finlay-Jones A, McEvoy PM, Rees CS. Arch. Suicide Res. 2019; 23(2): 247-260.

Affiliation

a School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University , Perth , Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2018.1468836

PMID

29791304

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether rumination and self-compassion moderate and/or mediate the relationships between negative affect and both non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide ideation.

METHODS: Undergraduate university students (n = 415) completed well-validated measures of negative affect, rumination, self-compassion, NSSI, and suicide ideation.

RESULTS: Neither rumination nor self-compassion moderated associations between negative affect and NSSI and suicide ideation. However, both rumination and self-compassion mediated associations between negative affect and life-time history of NSSI and suicide ideation. Self-compassion additionally mediated the association between negative affect and both 12 month NSSI and suicide ideation.

CONCLUSION: The salience of self-compassion, particularly in predicting recent NSSI and suicide ideation, offers promise for early intervention initiatives focusing on less judgmental or self-critical means of self-relation.

Language: en

Keywords

NSSI; rumination; self-compassion; suicide ideation