ERIC Number: EJ1087042
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Do Close Supportive Relationships Moderate the Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Suicidal Ideation?
Murray, Aja L.; McKenzie, Karen; Murray, Kara R.; Richelieu, Marc
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v44 n1 p99-107 2016
Depressive symptoms, a lack of close supportive relationships and suicidal ideation are important risk factors for suicidal acts. Previous studies have primarily focused on the additive effects of close relationships and depressive symptoms on suicide risk. Here we explored whether, in addition, close relationships moderated the impact of depressive symptoms on suicidal ideation. An analysis of pre-existing data from 319 attendees at a student counselling service using moderated regression models indicated that when the student has close supportive relationships, the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation is weaker than when he/she feels an absence of close relationships. This confirms the need to include enquiries about the presence of close relationships and depression as part of any suicide risk assessment.
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Depression (Psychology), Suicide, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Data Analysis, Student Records, Counseling Services, Risk Assessment, Regression (Statistics), Models, Schematic Studies, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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