Is Emotion Dysregulation Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Post 9/11 Veterans?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-26-2019
Publication Title
Archives of Suicide Research
First page number:
1
Last page number:
15
Abstract
Emotion dysregulation, a risk factor for suicide ideation and attempts, has not been studied in U.S. veterans of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND). Data were collected through standardized telephone interviews and computer-based surveys from 278 OEF/OIF/OND veterans (70.6% male, 29.4% female). Bivariate analyses indicated that emotion dysregulation was associated with suicidal ideation during the past-three-months (r = 0.30, p < 0.05) and lifetime suicide attempts (r = 0.21, p < 0.05). When PTSD and depression symptoms were added to a sequential logistic regression model, emotion dysregulation was no longer significantly associated with ideation or attempt. Emotion dysregulation was associated with suicidal ideation and attempt; however, current distress had greater associations. Dysregulation is one of several factors in veteran suicide risk.
Keywords
Suicide; Suicidal ideation; Veterans; Emotion dysregualtion
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies | Psychology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Decker, S. E.,
Hoff, R.,
Martino, S.,
Mazure, C. M.,
Park, C. L.,
Porter, E.,
Kraus, S. W.
(2019).
Is Emotion Dysregulation Associated With Suicidal Ideation in Post 9/11 Veterans?.
Archives of Suicide Research
1-15.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1661895