TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - What bridges the gap between self-harm and suicidality? The role of forgiveness, resilience and attachment
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Nagra, Gurmokh S.
A1  - Lin, Ashleigh
A1  - Upthegrove, Rachel
SP  - 78
EP  - 82
VL  - 241
IS  - 
N2  - Self-harm is the most robust risk for completed suicide. There is a lack of understanding of why some people who self-harm escalate to suicidal behaviour when others do not. Psychological factors such as attachment, self-forgiveness and self-appraisal may be important. To determine whether factors from the Interpersonal Theory and Schematic Appraisals models are useful to identify suicidal behaviour in populations that self-harm. Specifically we investigate whether resilience factors of secure attachment, self-forgiveness and positive self-appraisals significantly influence suicidality in people who self-harm. A cross-sectional online study of 323 participants recruited from self-harm support forum. Validated self-report measures were used to assess appraisals, relationships, self-forgiveness, attachment style, suicidality and self-harm. Emotion coping and support seeking self-appraisals and self-forgiveness were negatively associated with suicidality in participants with a history of self-harm. Dismissing attachment was positively associated with suicidality. The perceived ability to cope with emotions, the perceived ability to gain support and self-forgiveness may protect against suicide in people who self-harm. Conversely the presence of dismissing attachment may increase the risk of suicidality. <br><br>FINDINGS provide therapeutic targets to reduce risk of suicidality in this high risk group.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.103
ID  - ref1
ER  -