@article{ref1,
title="Self-forgiveness moderates the effects of depression on suicidality",
journal="Psychiatry investigation",
year="2019",
author="Jung, Minjee and Park, Yeonsoo and Baik, Seung Yeon and Kim, Cho Long and Kim, Hyang Sook and Lee, Seung-Hwan",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="121-129",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Not all depressive individuals are suicidal. An increasing body of studies has examined forgiveness, especially self-forgiveness, as a protective factor of suicide based on that suicide is often accompanied by negative self-perceptions. However, less has been studied on how different subtypes of forgiveness (i.e., forgiveness-of-self, forgiveness-of-others and forgiveness-of-situations) could alleviate the effects of depression on suicide. Hence, this study examined forgiveness as a moderator of depression and suicidality. <br><br>METHODS: 305 participants, consisted of 87 males and 218 females, were included in the study. The mean age was 41.05 (SD: 14.48; range: 19-80). Depression, anxiety, and forgiveness were measured through self-report questionnaires, and suicidal risk was measured through a structuralized interview. Moderations were examined through hierarchical regression analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: Depression positively correlated with suicidality. <br><br>RESULTS: of the hierarchical regression analysis indicated forgiveness as a moderator of depression on suicidality. Further analysis indicated only forgiveness-of-self as a significant moderator; the effects of forgiveness-of-others and forgiveness-of-situation were not significant. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that forgiveness-of-self is essential in reducing of the effects of depression on suicidality. It is suggested that self-acceptance and the promotion of self-forgiveness should be considered as an important factor when developing suicide prevention strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1738-3684",
doi="10.30773/pi.2018.11.12.1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2018.11.12.1"
}