@article{ref1,
title="Self-Compassion and Suicide Risk in Veterans: When the Going Gets Tough, Do the Tough Benefit More from Self-Compassion?",
journal="Mindfulness",
year="2019",
author="Rabon, J.K. and Hirsch, J.K. and Kaniuka, A.R. and Sirois, F. and Brooks, B.D. and Neff, K.",
volume="10",
number="12",
pages="2544-2554",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Veterans are at particular risk for suicide due to psychopathological, emotional, and interpersonal risk factors. However, the presence of individual-level protective factors, such as self-compassion, may reduce risk, becoming more salient at increasing levels of distress and psychopathology, per theory. We examined the relation between self-compassion and suicide risk, and the moderating effects of depression, PTSD symptoms, anger, shame, and thwarted interpersonal needs. <br><br>METHODS: Our sample of US veterans (n = 541) in our cross-sectional study were mostly male (69.1%) with an average age of 49.90 (SD = 16.78), who completed online self-report measures: Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, Multidimensional Health Profile-Psychosocial Functioning Screening Tool, PTSD Checklist-Military Version, Differential Emotions Scale-IV, and the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: The linkage between self-compassion and suicidal behavior in our veteran sample was moderated by distress-evoking risk factors, including depression, anger, shame, and thwarted interpersonal needs, such that, as level of risk severity increases, the inverse association between self-compassion and suicidal behavior is strengthened. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight an emergent protective process that may prevent suicide in times of distress. Therapeutically bolstering the ability for self-compassion may provide a proactive coping strategy that can be brought to bear in times of crisis, reducing suicide risk for veterans. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1868-8527",
doi="10.1007/s12671-019-01221-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01221-8"
}