TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Self-disgust as a potential mechanism underlying the association between body image disturbance and suicidal thoughts and behaviours
JO  - Journal of affective disorders
A1  - Akram, Umair
A1  - Allen, Sarah
A1  - Stevenson, Jodie C.
A1  - Lazarus, Lambros
A1  - Ypsilanti, Antonia
A1  - Ackroyd, Millicent
A1  - Chester, Jessica
A1  - Longden, Jessica
A1  - Peters, Chloe
A1  - Irvine, Kamila R.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined whether self-disgust added incremental variance to and mediated the multivariate association between measures of body image disturbance and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. We hypothesized that self-disgust would be associated with suicidal ideation above the effects of body image disturbance, and that self-disgust would mediate the relationship between body image disturbance and suicidal ideation. A total of N=728 participants completed The Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire, The Self-Disgust Scale, and the Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire-Revised. Suicidality was significantly related to increased levels of self-disgust and body image disturbance, whereas self-disgust was associated with greater body image disturbance. Linear regression analysis showed that self-disgust was associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours, over and above the effects of body image disturbance. Multiple mediation modelling further showed that self-disgust mediated the relationship between body image disturbance and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. Our findings highlight the role of self-disgust in the context of body image disturbance and support the notion that body image disturbance is associated with aversive self-conscious emotions. Interventions aiming to reduce the risk of suicidality in people with body image disturbance may address self-disgust and negative self-conscious emotions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-0327
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.063
ID  - ref1
ER  -