Positive mental health, positive affect and suicide ideation

• Tobias Teismann ^[1] ; Julia Brailovskaia ^[1] ; Jürgen Margraf ^[1]
  1. [1] Ruhr University Bochum

     Ruhr University Bochum

     Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum, Alemania

     
• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 165-169
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2019.02.003
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Salud mental positiva, afecto positivo e ideación suicida
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  • español

    Antecedentes/Objetivo Se ha demostrado que la salud mental positiva (SMP) confiere resistencia contra la ideación de suicidio. Sin embargo, los mecanismos subyacentes al efecto positivo de la SPM en la ideación/comportamiento suicida son en gran medida desconocidos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar si el efecto positivo media la asociación entre el SPM y la ideación suicida. Método: Un total de 150 pacientes externos adultos (65,3%; mujeres; edad: M(DT)=37,79(13,50), rango:18-77) completó las medidas sobre SPM, afectos positivos y negativos, así como la ideación de suicidio. Los datos se recopilaron mediante cuestionarios de autoinforme. Se utilizó el análisis de regresión jerárquica lineal para analizar los datos. Se consideró que el afecto positivo mediaba en la asociación entre la salud mental positiva y la ideación suicida.

    Resultados Mientras que el afecto positivo mediaba completamente la asociación negativa significativa entre SPM e ideación suicida, el afecto negativo no reveló ser un mediador significativo de esta relación.

    Conclusiones La influencia protectora de la SMP contra la ideación de suicidio se debe a un mayor afecto positivo. Si la salud mental positiva se traduce en afecto positivo, entonces la ideación de suicidio se vuelve menos probable.

  • English

    Background/Objective Positive mental health (PMH) has been shown to confer resilience against suicide ideation. However, the mechanisms underlying the positive effect of PMH on suicide ideation/behavior are largely unknown. The current study aimed to determine whether positive affect mediates the association between PMH and suicide ideation.

    Method A total of 150 adult outpatients (65.3%; female; age: M(SD)=37.79(13.50), range:18–77) completed measures on PMH, positive and negative affect, as well as suicide ideation. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Linear hierarchical regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Positive affect was considered to mediate the association between positive mental health and suicide ideation.

    Results While positive affect fully mediated the significant negative association between PMH and suicide ideation, negative affect did not reveal to be a significant mediator of this relationship.

    Conclusions The protective influence of PMH against suicide ideation is due to heightened positive affect: If positive mental health translates into positive affect, then suicide ideation becomes less likely.

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