A cross-sectional study on the influence of emotion regulation strategies on the association between trait mindfulness and suicidality.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

BMC Psychology Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1186/s40359-025-02530-5

Inken Höller, Judith Martens, Christina Fönschau, Thomas Forkmann

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Abstract

Background: Several risk factors for suicidality, including dysfunctional emotion regulation strategies (ERS), have been identified. With regard to the high number of suicides worldwide, suicide prevention and identifying potentially protective factors is of high relevance. Mindfulness has been discussed to positively influence both suicidality and ERS (e.g., expressive suppression, thought suppression, and cognitive reappraisal). The aim of this study was to examine associations between mindfulness, ERS, and suicidal ideation as well as the mediating role of ERS on the association between mindfulness and suicidal ideation.

Methods: In a cross-sectional online study, 376 participants (M = 27.35, SD = 9.98, range = 18-77; n = 282 (75%) female) filled out questionnaires on mindfulness (Freiburger Questionnaire on Mindfulness; FFA), suicidal ideation (Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation; BSS), expressive suppression (Emotion Regulation Questionnaire; ERQ), thought suppression (White Bear Suppression Inventory; WBSI), and cognitive reappraisal (ERQ). Correlations and mediation models were calculated using SPSS.

Results: Mindfulness was negatively correlated with the use of expressive suppression and thought suppression as well as positively correlated with cognitive reappraisal. Suicidal ideation was negatively correlated with mindfulness and cognitive reappraisal and positively with expressive suppression and thought suppression. The mediation models showed that all three ERS mediated the relationship between mindfulness and suicidal ideation.

Conclusions: The results meaningfully complement other findings in the field and show how promising it can be to integrate mindfulness-based interventions in suicide prevention. Additionally, ERS can be a starting point for therapeutic interventions.

Trial registration: The study was preregistered on 05/06/2022 at aspredicted.org (#96242) prior to any data collection (see https://aspredicted.org/a4yq7.pdf ).

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情绪调节策略对特质正念与自杀行为相关性影响的横断面研究。

背景：自杀的几个危险因素，包括功能失调的情绪调节策略（ERS），已经被确定。关于世界范围内的高自杀率，自杀预防和确定潜在的保护因素是高度相关的。正念对自杀和ERS均有积极影响（如表达抑制、思想抑制和认知重评）。本研究旨在探讨正念、ERS和自杀意念之间的关系，以及ERS在正念和自杀意念之间的中介作用。方法：采用横断面在线研究，376名参与者(M = 27.35, SD = 9.98，范围= 18-77；n = 282（75%）女性)填写了正念问卷(Freiburger Questionnaire on mindfulness；FFA)、自杀意念(贝克自杀意念量表；表达抑制（情绪调节问卷）；ERQ)，思维抑制(白熊抑制量表；认知重评（ERQ）。使用SPSS计算相关性和中介模型。结果：正念与表达抑制和思维抑制的使用呈负相关，与认知重评呈正相关。自杀意念与正念、认知重评呈负相关，与表达抑制、思想抑制呈正相关。中介模型显示，三种ERS均在正念与自杀意念之间起中介作用。结论：该结果有意义地补充了该领域的其他发现，并显示了将基于正念的干预措施整合到自杀预防中是多么有希望。此外，ERS可以作为治疗干预的起点。试验注册：在任何数据收集之前，该研究于2022年6月5日在aspredicted.org（#96242）进行预注册（参见https://aspredicted.org/a4yq7.pdf）。

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BMC Psychology Psychology-Psychology (all)

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3.90

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2.80%

发文量

265

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Psychology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of psychology, human behavior and the mind, including developmental, clinical, cognitive, experimental, health and social psychology, as well as personality and individual differences. The journal welcomes quantitative and qualitative research methods, including animal studies.