The role of interpersonal stressors and connectedness in acute suicide risk and the suicide crisis syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
dc.contributor.emailshirabarzilay@univ.haifa.ac.il (S. Barzilay)
dc.creatorBlum, Yarden
dc.creatorAkhavan, Shannel
dc.creatorRogers, Megan L.
dc.creatorAstudillo-García, Claudia I.
dc.creatorÇinkag, Elif
dc.creatorKantas Yilmaz, Fatma
dc.creatorPeper-Nascimiento Jefté
dc.creatorStreb, Judith
dc.creatorChistopolskaya, Ksenia
dc.creatorCohen, Lisa J.
dc.creatorDudeck, Manuela
dc.creatorLutz, Maximilian
dc.creatorLee, Ming-Been
dc.creatorHusain, Muhammad I.
dc.creatorKuśmirek, Oscar
dc.creatorValvassori, Samira S.
dc.creatorYou, Sungeun
dc.creatorMenon, Vikas
dc.creatorGalynker, Igor
dc.creatorBarzilay, Shira
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-21T20:18:35Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published2024
dc.descriptionBackground: The global COVID-19 pandemic rapidly and drastically impacted everyday life and relationships. Fear of contracting and spreading the virus brought governments and individuals to adopt strict social distancing measures. These changes have had a significant negative impact on mental health, including a suggested increase in suicidal behaviors. The present study examined the role of interpersonal stress and connectedness in suicidal ideation, deliberate self-harm, suicide attempts, and the suicide crisis syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An international sample of 7837 adult participants was recruited across ten participating countries to complete an anonymous online battery of self-report questionnaires. Questionnaires assessed suicide-related outcomes, stressful life events (SLE), and connectedness. Multilevel regression analyses were used to examine the associations between SLE and connectedness on suicide-related outcomes within the past month. Results: Interpersonal SLEs and low connectedness were associated with an increased likelihood of suicide-related outcomes and increased severity of suicide crisis syndrome. Specifically, higher rates of SLEs and lower levels of connectedness were associated with more suicide-related outcomes. Limitations: The use of a cross-sectional design and snowball sampling method may restrict the ability to establish causal relationships and limit the representativeness of the findings. Conclusions: Our findings suggest elevated suicide-related outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals experiencing multiple interpersonal stressful life events and low connectedness with others. The circumstances of social life during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the urgency of implementing preventive programs aimed at mitigating potential suicide risks that may arise in the aftermath of public stress situations.
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dc.identifierJC16DIEP24
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.087
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2517
dc.identifier.issn0165-0327
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placePaíses Bajos
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/29
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.087
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation354:19-25
dc.relation.jnabreviadoJ AFFECT DISORD
dc.relation.journalJournal of Affective Disorders
dc.rightsAcceso Cerrado
dc.subject.kwSuicide
dc.subject.kwDeliberate self-harm
dc.subject.kwSuicide crisis syndrome
dc.subject.kwCOVID-19
dc.titleThe role of interpersonal stressors and connectedness in acute suicide risk and the suicide crisis syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typeArtículo

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