@article{ref1,
title="A preliminary investigation of the relationship between internalized stigma, experiential avoidance, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2021",
author="Nauphal, Maya and Cardona, Nicole D. and Arunagiri, Vinushini and Ward-Ciesielski, Erin F.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Examine the relationship between internalized stigma, experiential avoidance (EA), and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in a sample of college students, and explore whether EA accounts for part of the relationship between internalized stigma, EA, and STBs.Participants: College students (N=78) completed online questionnaires about demographic information, internalized stigma, EA, and STBs.<br><br>RESULTS: A simple mediation model evaluated the indirect effect of internalized stigma on STBs through EA, controlling for the presence of a mental health disorder diagnosis. <br><br>RESULTS: Internalized stigma, STBs, and EA were all positively correlated. EA partially mediated the relationship between internalized stigma and STBs.<br><br>CONCLUSION: Despite decades of research and prevention efforts, STBs remain a pervasive problem. There is an urgent need to identify modifiable predictors of STBs. Internalized stigma is a risk factor for STBs, and recent research suggests EA might be a mechanism linking internalized stigma and STBs. Our findings suggest EA might represent a modifiable mechanism of change in the context of both anti-stigmatization and suicide prevention programs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2021.1978458",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1978458"
}