@article{ref1,
title="The complex relationships between dependency and self-criticism and suicidal behavior and ideation in early adulthood",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2022",
author="Sekowski, M. and Lengiewicz, I. and Lester, D.",
volume="198",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="Earlier studies have shown that self-criticism is a robust correlate of suicidal behavior (SB) and suicidal ideation (SI). However, research results regarding the relationship between dependency and SB/SI are mixed. Several studies have also shown that depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between dependency and/or self-criticism and SB/SI. We propose here that: (i) self-criticism may be a moderator of the relationship between dependency and a prior history of SB and SI and recent SI; and (ii) depressive symptoms and borderline personality disorder (BPD) may mediate the relationship between dependency and self-criticism and SB/SI. Young adults (n = 240), aged 18-39 years, completed self-report measures. Self-criticism was a robust correlate of SB and SI in multivariable analyses. Dependency was positively related to SB and SI only at high levels of self-criticism. Moreover, all indirect relationships between dependency and self-criticism and SB and SI via BPD, and some via depressive symptoms, were significant. The results indicate that self-criticism is a robust risk factor for SB/SI in early adulthood. Dependency may be a risk factor, but only at high levels of self-criticism, and/or when dependency-related BPD and/or depressive symptoms are present. © 2022 The Authors<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2022.111806",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111806"
}