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- Title
Attachment Styles and Suicide- Related Behaviors in Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Self-Criticism and Dependency.
- Authors
Falgares, Giorgio; Marchetti, Daniela; De Santis, Sandro; Carrozzino, Danilo; Kopala-Sibley, Daniel C.; Fulcheri, Mario; Verrocchio, Maria Cristina
- Abstract
Insecure attachment and the personality dimensions of self-criticism and dependency have been proposed as risk factors for suicide in adolescents. The present study examines whether self-criticism and dependency mediate the relationship between insecure attachment styles and suicidality. A sample of 340 high-school students (73.2% females), ranging in age from 13 to 20 years (M = 16.47, SD = 1.52), completed the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents, the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents, the Attachment Style Questionnaire, and the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised. The results partially support the expected mediation effects. Self-criticism, but not dependency, mediates the link between insecure attachment (anxiety and avoidance) and suicide-related behaviors. Implications for suicide risk assessment and management are discussed.
- Subjects
ADOLESCENT psychology; ATTACHMENT behavior in adolescence; SUICIDE risk factors
- Publication
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017, Vol 8, p1
- ISSN
1664-0640
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00036