Attachment styles and suicide-related behaviors in adolescence: the mediating role of self-criticism and dependency
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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.
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- Authors
- Falgares, G., Marchetti, D., De Santis, S., Carrozzino, D., Kopala-Sibley, D. C., Fulcheri, M., & Verrocchio, M. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Palermo (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Falgares, Giorgio
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2017-03-10
- Volume
- 8
- Pages
- 36-36
- ISSN
- 1664-0640 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5344916
- OpenAlex
- W2592558332
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 92
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 8
- FWCI
- 7.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- attachment styles, insecure attachment, self-criticism, dependency, suicide-related behaviors, adolescent suicidality, mediation, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, suicide risk assessment, high school students
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