TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Emotional distress among suicide survivors: the moderating role of self-forgiveness
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Levi-Belz, Yossi
A1  - Gilo, Tal
SP  - e341
EP  - e341
VL  - 11
IS  - 
N2  - Grief after suicide entails unique challenges and difficulties, such as intense feelings of anger and guilt, as well as various psychological risks. The current study examined the contribution of self-forgiveness (SF) to emotional distress (e.g., depressed mood and suicidal ideation) among suicide-loss survivors, compared with bereavement following sudden and expected death types. Bereaved individuals (<i>N</i> = 309; aged 18-84) completed questionnaires measuring SF, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, demographics, and personal characteristics concerning the bereavement. A significant interaction between SF and type of loss was found, in which suicide-loss survivors with low levels of SF manifested the highest levels of depression and suicidal ideation compared with other subgroups. The findings reflect the importance of SF as a protective factor against depression and suicidality among suicide-loss survivors as well as the possible efficacy of forgiveness-based interventions in this population.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Levi-Belz and Gilo.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00341
ID  - ref1
ER  -