Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship
Background: Emotional stability is considered a protective factor for suicidal behavior. Nonetheless, suicidality is the result of a complex interaction of protective and risk factors, a key one being financial difficulties. We aimed to investigate the association between emotional stability and sui...
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| author | Alexandre Paim Diaz Rui Mateus Joaquim Danielle de Souza Costa André Luíz de Carvalho Braule Pinto Alexandre Luiz de Oliveira Serpa Ana Luiza Silva Teles Rafaela F. Guatimosim Débora Marques de Miranda Antônio Geraldo da Silva Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz |
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| description | Background: Emotional stability is considered a protective factor for suicidal behavior. Nonetheless, suicidality is the result of a complex interaction of protective and risk factors, a key one being financial difficulties. We aimed to investigate the association between emotional stability and suicidality in Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the moderation role of financial hardship Methods: A total of 2140 participants, 79.4% women, answered an online survey from November 2020 to January 2021, containing questions about suicidality as well as concerning economic hardship. We conducted multiple regression and moderation analysis using SPSS PROCESS v3.5 Macro model 1 Results: The participants who reported not having presented suicidal ideation or suicide attempt in the previous month showed a significantly higher level of emotional stability. There was a significant interaction with financial hardship (p=0,006) for suicide attempt as the outcome, with significant association between emotional stability and suicide attempts only in the absence of financial hardship Limitations: The limitations of this study include the lack of control for distinct mental disorders and levels of financial problems Conclusion: The presence of financial hardship may suppress the protective role of emotional stability in suicidal behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e61ae3dc0824b5b924065c30d49a5082024-04-27T04:43:42ZengElsevierJournal of Affective Disorders Reports2666-91532024-04-0116100740Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardshipAlexandre Paim Diaz0Rui Mateus Joaquim1Danielle de Souza Costa2André Luíz de Carvalho Braule Pinto3Alexandre Luiz de Oliveira Serpa4Ana Luiza Silva Teles5Rafaela F. Guatimosim6Débora Marques de Miranda7Antônio Geraldo da Silva8Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz9Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA; Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Corresponding author: Alexandre Paim Diaz, MD, PhD, T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Blvd, R. 18111, Rochester, NY, 14642.Saúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Human Developmental Sciences Graduate Program, Mackenzie Presbiterian University, Sao Paulo, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP), Brazil; Porto University, School of Medicine, PortugalSaúde Mental Baseada em Evidências (SAMBE), Brazil; Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilBackground: Emotional stability is considered a protective factor for suicidal behavior. Nonetheless, suicidality is the result of a complex interaction of protective and risk factors, a key one being financial difficulties. We aimed to investigate the association between emotional stability and suicidality in Brazilian individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the moderation role of financial hardship Methods: A total of 2140 participants, 79.4% women, answered an online survey from November 2020 to January 2021, containing questions about suicidality as well as concerning economic hardship. We conducted multiple regression and moderation analysis using SPSS PROCESS v3.5 Macro model 1 Results: The participants who reported not having presented suicidal ideation or suicide attempt in the previous month showed a significantly higher level of emotional stability. There was a significant interaction with financial hardship (p=0,006) for suicide attempt as the outcome, with significant association between emotional stability and suicide attempts only in the absence of financial hardship Limitations: The limitations of this study include the lack of control for distinct mental disorders and levels of financial problems Conclusion: The presence of financial hardship may suppress the protective role of emotional stability in suicidal behavior.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000258suicidefinancial hardshipemotional stabilityCovid-19risk factors |
| spellingShingle | Alexandre Paim Diaz Rui Mateus Joaquim Danielle de Souza Costa André Luíz de Carvalho Braule Pinto Alexandre Luiz de Oliveira Serpa Ana Luiza Silva Teles Rafaela F. Guatimosim Débora Marques de Miranda Antônio Geraldo da Silva Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship Journal of Affective Disorders Reports suicide financial hardship emotional stability Covid-19 risk factors |
| title | Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| title_full | Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| title_fullStr | Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| title_short | Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| title_sort | association between emotional stability and suicidality in a brazilian sample of the general population during the covid 19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship |
| topic | suicide financial hardship emotional stability Covid-19 risk factors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000258 |
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