TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations Between Long-Term and Near-Term Stressful Life Events, Suicide Crisis Syndrome, and Suicidal Ideation
AU - Rogers, Megan L.
AU - Richards, Jenelle A.
AU - Cao, Erjia
AU - Krumerman, Mia
AU - Barzilay, Shira
AU - Blum, Yarden
AU - Chistopolskaya, Ksenia
AU - Çinka, Elif
AU - Dudeck, Manuela
AU - Husain, M. Ishrat
AU - Yilmaz, Fatma Kantas
AU - Kravtsova, Natalia A.
AU - Kuśmirek, Oskar
AU - Menon, Vikas
AU - Peper-Nascimento, Jefté
AU - Pilecka, Barbara
AU - Titze, Larissa
AU - Valvassori, Samira S.
AU - You, Sungeun
AU - Galynker, Igor
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Psychological Association
PY - 2023/1/2
Y1 - 2023/1/2
N2 - The suicide crisis syndrome (SCS) and suicidal ideation (SI) are differentially linked to short-term suicide risk. Since both are theoretically and empirically linked to stressful life events, which have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, a clear understanding of these processes may be essential for suicide prevention. Thus, the present study examined (a) associations between SCS, SI, and total number of stressful life events and (b) relations between specific types of stressful life events, SCS, and SI. Participants (N = 5,528) across 10 participating countries completed an anonymous online battery of self-report measures assessing stressful life events, SCS symptoms, and SI during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a negative binomial regression, the association between SCS and the total number of stressful life events was approximately two to three times stronger than that of the relation between SI and the number of stressful life events. Relationship-related and role/identity-related stressors were most consistently related to SCS and SI crossnationally. Remaining vigilant of the link between stressful life events, SI, and SCS is imperative in preventing suicide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, SCS has a stronger relationship to stressful life events than SI in a way that appears relatively invariant to cross-cultural differences. SCS and SI may identify two divergent pathways to suicidal behavior.
AB - The suicide crisis syndrome (SCS) and suicidal ideation (SI) are differentially linked to short-term suicide risk. Since both are theoretically and empirically linked to stressful life events, which have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, a clear understanding of these processes may be essential for suicide prevention. Thus, the present study examined (a) associations between SCS, SI, and total number of stressful life events and (b) relations between specific types of stressful life events, SCS, and SI. Participants (N = 5,528) across 10 participating countries completed an anonymous online battery of self-report measures assessing stressful life events, SCS symptoms, and SI during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a negative binomial regression, the association between SCS and the total number of stressful life events was approximately two to three times stronger than that of the relation between SI and the number of stressful life events. Relationship-related and role/identity-related stressors were most consistently related to SCS and SI crossnationally. Remaining vigilant of the link between stressful life events, SI, and SCS is imperative in preventing suicide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, SCS has a stronger relationship to stressful life events than SI in a way that appears relatively invariant to cross-cultural differences. SCS and SI may identify two divergent pathways to suicidal behavior.
KW - cross-national
KW - stressful life events
KW - suicidal ideation
KW - suicide
KW - suicide crisis syndrome
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146992174&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/str0000272
DO - 10.1037/str0000272
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85146992174
SN - 1072-5245
VL - 30
SP - 209
EP - 221
JO - International Journal of Stress Management
JF - International Journal of Stress Management
IS - 2
ER -