Burnout, Surface Acting, and Suicidal Ideation Among Military Personnel: Results of a Longitudinal Cohort Study

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.1521/jscp.2022.41.6.593

C. Bryan, Annabelle O Bryan, Justin C. Baker, Ennio Ammendola, Edwin Szeto

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Abstract

Introduction: Chronic life stressors are positively correlated with suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors among military personnel. Surface acting, a strategy that involves hiding or faking one's emotional state to match organizational expectations dictating when and how to express emotions, contributes to burnout and increased emotional distress. Because surface acting involves a form of emotional suppression, frequent use of surface acting may also contribute to suicidal ideation. Methods: One thousand seven-hundred fifty-four military personnel stationed at a U.S. military installation completed a self-report survey repeatedly administered 6 times from January 2020 to December 2021. Survey items assessed suicidal ideation, surface acting, burnout, and depression. Results: Burnout and surface acting were significantly correlated with severity of suicidal ideation. When depression was added as a covariate, surface acting but not burnout remained a statistically significant correlate of suicidal ideation. Discussion: Surface acting, a job-specific form of emotional suppression, may increase suicide risk among military personnel. Creating opportunities for military personnel to appropriately express their emotional states could mitigate suicide risk in this population.

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军事人员的倦怠、表面行为和自杀念头：一项纵向队列研究的结果

引言：慢性生活压力源与军人自杀意念和自杀行为呈正相关。表面行为是一种策略，包括隐藏或假装自己的情绪状态，以符合组织的期望，决定何时以及如何表达情绪，这会导致倦怠和情绪困扰的增加。由于表面行为涉及一种情绪抑制形式，频繁使用表面行为也可能导致自杀意念。方法：从2020年1月到2021年12月，驻扎在美国军事设施的一千七百五十四名军事人员完成了一项自我报告调查，重复进行了六次。调查项目评估了自杀意念、表面行为、倦怠和抑郁。结果：倦怠和表面行为与自杀意念的严重程度显著相关。当抑郁被添加为协变量时，表面行为而非倦怠仍然是自杀意念的统计学显著相关性。讨论：表面行为，一种特定于工作的情绪抑制形式，可能会增加军事人员的自杀风险。为军事人员创造适当表达情感状态的机会可以降低这一人群的自杀风险。

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