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Patterns of Stressful Life Events: Distinguishing Suicide Ideators from Suicide Attempters

McFeeters, Danielle, Boyda, David, O`Neill, Siobhan·2015·Journal of Affective Disorders
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.034
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Background Suicidal ideation is an important indicator for subsequent suicidal behaviour, yet only a proportion of ideators transit from thought to action. This has led to interest surrounding the factors that distinguish ideators who attempt from non-attempters. The study aimed to identify distinct classes of life event categories amongst a sample of ideators and assess the ability of the classes to predict the risk of a suicide attempt.Methods A subsample of ideators was extracted based on responses to the suicidality section of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (N=7403). Fifteen stressful life events (SLEs) were grouped into six broad categories.Results Using Latent Class Analysis (LCA), three distinct classes emerged; class 1 had a high probability of encountering interpersonal conflict, class 2 reported a low probability of experiencing any of the SLE categories with the exception of minor life stressors, whereas class 3 had a high probability of endorsing multiple SLE categories. The Odds Ratio for attempted suicide were highest among members of Class 3.Limitations The use of broad event categories as opposed to discrete life events may have led to an underestimation of the true exposure to SLEs.Conclusions The findings suggest the experience of multiple types of SLEs may predict the risk of transitioning towards suicidal behaviour for those individuals who have contemplated suicide. In application, this re-emphasises the need for a routine appraisal of risk amongst this vulnerable group and an assessment of the variety of events which may signal the individuals who may be at immediate risk.

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  • Across studies, suicide attempters endorsed more general life stressors than suicide ideators.

    “Across studies, suicide attempters endorsed more general life stressors (i.e., events and difficulties) than suicide ideators.”

    From Life stress and suicide in adolescents (2019) · cites this paper as McFeeters et al. 2015

  • Among adults, negative interactions with friends and interpersonal conflicts specifically differentiated suicide attempters from suicide ideators.

    “Furthermore, among adults, “negative interactions with friends” (Fairweather et al. 2006) and “interpersonal conflicts” (McFeeters et al. 2015) specifically differentiated these groups.”

    From Life stress and suicide in adolescents (2019) · cites this paper as McFeeters et al. 2015

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Authors
McFeeters, D., Boyda, D., & O`Neill, S.
Affiliations
University of Ulster (GB)
Corresponding author
McFeeters, Danielle
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-04
Volume
175
Pages
192-198
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.034
OpenAlex
W2091182718
Cited by
53
References
53
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Wolverhampton Intellectual Repository and E-Theses (University of Wolverhampton) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
Keywords
suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, life events, interpersonal conflict, suicide risk prediction, latent class analysis, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation

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