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The Effect of Sleep Problems on Suicidal Risk among Young Adults in the Presence of Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Processes

  • Dafna Weis
  • , Lee Rothenberg
  • , Lital Moshe
  • , David A. Brent
  • , Sami Hamdan
  • Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo
  • University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

We aimed to investigate the effect of sleep problems, depression, and cognitive processes on suicidal risk among 460 young adults. They completed self-report questionnaires assessing suicidal behavior, sleep quality, depressive symptoms, emotion regulation, rumination, and impulsivity. Suicidal participants exhibited higher rates of depressive symptoms, sleep problems, expressive suppression, rumination, and impulsivity. A confirmatory factor analysis model revealed pathways to suicidal risk that showed no direct pathways between sleep problems and suicidal risk. Instead, sleep was related to suicidal risk via depression and rumination, which in turn increased suicidal risk. These results suggest that addressing sleep problems will be useful in either the treatment or prevention of depressive and rumination symptoms and reduction in suicidal risk.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-334
Number of pages14
JournalArchives of Suicide Research
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 International Academy for Suicide Research.

Funding

Funders
National Institute of Mental Health

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • depression
    • rumination
    • sleep problems
    • suicidal risk

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